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paraphrenitis

paraphrenitis noun: inflammation of any tissue adjacent to the diaphragm.

Noun

paraphrenitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation of any tissue adjacent to the diaphragm.

Origin of paraphrenitis

From para- + phren + -itis.

Questions about paraphrenitis

What does paraphrenitis mean?
Paraphrenitis means inflammation of any tissue adjacent to the diaphragm.
What part of speech is paraphrenitis?
Paraphrenitis is a noun.

Words near paraphrenitis in the dictionary

  1. paraphrasts
  2. paraphrenia
  3. paraphrenias
  4. paraphrenic
  5. paraphrenics
  6. paraphrenitis
  7. paraphs
  8. paraphyla
  9. paraphylactic
  10. paraphyletic
  11. paraphyletically

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