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enanthem

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lesion of the mucous membrane (especially of the mouth)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enanthema

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eruption

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνανθέω (enanthéō), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + ἀνθέω (anthéō, “to blossom”).