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mucositis

mucositis noun: inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as.

Noun

mucositis (countable and uncountable, plural mucositides)

  1. Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as
  2. A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.

Forms of mucositis

pluralmucositides

Origin of mucositis

From mucosa + -itis.

Words formed from mucositis

Questions about mucositis

What does mucositis mean?
Mucositis means inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as.
What part of speech is mucositis?
Mucositis is a noun.
What is the plural of mucositis?
The plural of mucositis is mucositides.

Words near mucositis in the dictionary

  1. mucosectomy
  2. mucoserous
  3. mucosin
  4. mucositides
  5. mucosities
  6. mucositis
  7. mucosity
  8. mucoso-
  9. mucoso-saccharine
  10. mucosocutaneous
  11. mucosome

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