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obliterans

obliterans adjective: producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.

Adjective

obliterans (not comparable)

  1. Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
    • Dr Adam explained that the phimosis was caused by balanitis xerotica obliterans
    • THE TREATMENT OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS1940, 1. IRVING S. WRIGHT, M.D., THE TREATMENT OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS, Ninety-First Annual Session of the American Medical Association, New York, page Title

Origin of obliterans

From Latin oblitterare (“to hide writing”), from ob (“out”) + littera (“letter”).

Questions about obliterans

What does obliterans mean?
Obliterans means producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
What part of speech is obliterans?
Obliterans is an adjective.

Words near obliterans in the dictionary

  1. obliquotransverse
  2. obliquus
  3. obliquus oculi inferior
  4. obliquus oculi inferiors
  5. obliterable
  6. obliterans
  7. obliterate
  8. obliterated
  9. obliterates
  10. obliteratest
  11. obliterateth

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