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mucositis

 [mu″ko-si´tis]
inflammation of a mucous membrane.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mucositis

(myū-kō-sī'tis),
Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
[mucosa + -itis]
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mucositis

Inflammation of a mucosa which, in the GI tract, appears as oral ulcers. See Stomatitis.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

mu·co·si·tis

(myūkō-sītis)
Inflammation of a mucous membrane
[mucosa + -itis]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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