glossitis

[ UK /ɡləsˈa‍ɪtɪs/ ]
NOUN
  1. inflammation of the tongue
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How To Use glossitis In A Sentence

  • This is a painful condition where lesions develop at the corners of your lips, and glossitis (inflammation of the tongue) can also occur.
  • Erythematous candidiasis, presenting as a median rhomboid glossitis, is common in patients with immune defects
  • Among these lesions, angular stomatitis and glossitis were more prevalent than flattening of the fingernails.
  • Chronic superficial glossitis associated with leucoplakia, and syphilitic fissures, ulcers, or scars, also act as predisposing factors. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
  • She also had painful glossitis and angular stomatitis.
  • Symptoms associated with riboflavin deficiency include, glossitis, seborrhea, angular stomatitis, cheilosis and photophobia.
  • The patient may experience glossitis, or cracking at the edges of the mouth, and he or she may lose hair or the luster of the hair may change.
  • The disease is probably due to congenital defect aggravated by frequent attacks of glossitis, and the treatment consists in the removal of the protruding portions by the knife, ligation, the cautery, or ecraseur. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
  • A diet deficient in niacin (as well as tryptophan) leads to glossitis of the tongue, dermatitis, weight loss, diarrhea, depression and dementia.
  • The _tertiary_ manifestations in the tongue are sclerosing glossitis, gummas, and gummatous ulcers. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
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