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glossitis

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

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  • /ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An inflammatory condition of the tongue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the tongue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

Narrower terms: acute glossitis, chronic glossitis, Moeller's glossitis, glossodynia exfoliativa

History

Etymology

From glosso- + -itis.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: glossitis — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舌炎 (shéyán) — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Dutch: glossitis — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Dutch: tongontsteking — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Finnish: kielitulehdus — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Japanese: 舌炎 (zetsuen) — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Romanian: glosită — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Spanish: glositis — inflammatory condition of the tongue
  • Tagalog: magandila — inflammatory condition of the tongue