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glossitis

/glo-sahy-tis, glaw-/US // glɒˈsaɪ tɪs, glɔ- //UK // (ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs) //

舌炎,舌尖炎,舌头炎,舌苔炎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : inflammation of the tongue.

Examples

  • Mercurial Glossitis may accompany mercurial stomatitis (p. 496).

  • The tertiary manifestations in the tongue are sclerosing glossitis, gummas, and gummatous ulcers.

  • Glossitis, or inflammation of the tongue, is very similar to stomatitis, and mostly exists with it and is due to the same causes.

  • Superficial glossitis, however, sometimes terminates in parenchymatous glossitis.

  • Papill and glands are usually affected together in superficial glossitis.