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glossitis
(gloss|itis)
Pronunciation:
/glɒˈsʌɪtɪs/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
inflammation of the tongue.
Origin:
early 19th century
: from Greek
glōssa
'tongue'
+
-itis
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