stomatitis
Meaningmouth inflammation
Common meaning: mouth inflammation
- stomthe mouthLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1433 · scan
- atitisinflammation (stem link + -itis)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek στόμα ‘the mouth’.
Roots
- στόμα Greek “the mouth”
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