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ulitis

ulitis noun: inflammation of the gums.

Noun

ulitis (countable and uncountable, plural ulitides or ulitises)

  1. Inflammation of the gums.
    • I do not think I have ever seen a case of pure uncomplicated syphilitic ulitis […]1873, James Edmund Garretson, A System of Oral Surgery
    • The bark is used as a gargle for odontopathy, ulitis, and ulemorrhagia.2006, Turkish Journal of Biology, volumes 30-32, page 233

ulitis meaning in Tamil

ulitis in Tamil

ஈறுவீக்கம்

Forms of ulitis

pluralulitides
pluralulitises

Origin of ulitis

From Ancient Greek οὖλον (oûlon, “gum”) + -itis (“inflammation”).

Questions about ulitis

What does ulitis mean?
Ulitis means inflammation of the gums.
What is ulitis in Tamil?
Ulitis in Tamil is ஈறுவீக்கம். See Ulitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ulitis?
Ulitis is a noun.
What is the plural of ulitis?
The plural of ulitis is ulitides.

Words near ulitis in the dictionary

  1. Ulithi
  2. ulithiacyclamide
  3. Ulithian
  4. Ulithians
  5. ulitides
  6. ulitis
  7. ulitises
  8. ull
  9. ulla-lulla
  10. ulla-lullas
  11. Ulladulla

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