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operculitis

operculitis noun: inflammation (pericoronitis) of the operculum.

Noun

operculitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation (pericoronitis) of the operculum.

Origin of operculitis

From operculum + -itis.

Questions about operculitis

What does operculitis mean?
Operculitis means inflammation (pericoronitis) of the operculum.
What part of speech is operculitis?
Operculitis is a noun.

Words near operculitis in the dictionary

  1. opercules
  2. operculiferous
  3. operculiform
  4. operculigenous
  5. operculigerous
  6. operculitis
  7. operculoinsular
  8. operculopremotor
  9. operculum
  10. operculums
  11. opere

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