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morsicatio

morsicatio noun: a lesion of the oral mucosa (the inside of the cheek) caused by friction, as in repetitive biting or chewing.

Noun

morsicatio

  1. A lesion of the oral mucosa (the inside of the cheek) caused by friction, as in repetitive biting or chewing.

Origin of morsicatio

From the Latin morusus (“bite”).

Questions about morsicatio

What does morsicatio mean?
Morsicatio means a lesion of the oral mucosa (the inside of the cheek) caused by friction, as in repetitive biting or chewing.
What part of speech is morsicatio?
Morsicatio is a noun.

Words near morsicatio in the dictionary

  1. Morseman
  2. Morsemen
  3. morses
  4. Morshedqoli
  5. Morshyn
  6. morsicatio
  7. morsing
  8. morsings
  9. morsitation
  10. morsure
  11. morsures

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