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oral mucositis

oral mucositis noun: inflammation of the mucus membranes of the mouth.

Noun

oral mucositis

  1. Inflammation of the mucus membranes of the mouth.

Origin of oral mucositis

oral (of the mouth) + mucositis (inflammation of the mucosa)

Questions about oral mucositis

What does oral mucositis mean?
Oral mucositis means inflammation of the mucus membranes of the mouth.
What part of speech is oral mucositis?
Oral mucositis is a noun.

Words near oral mucositis in the dictionary

  1. oral law
  2. oral laws
  3. oral lore
  4. oral lores
  5. oral mite anaphylaxis
  6. oral mucositis
  7. oral myology
  8. oral sex
  9. oral stage
  10. oral stages
  11. oral surgeon

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