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cheilitis

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cheilitis /chei·li·tis/ (ki-li´tis) inflammation of the lips.
actinic cheilitis  pain and swelling of the lips and development of a scaly crust on the vermilion border after exposure to actinic rays; it may be acute or chronic.
angular cheilitis  perlèche.
solar cheilitis  actinic c.
chei·li·tis or chi·li·tis (k-lts)
n.
Inflammation of the lips or of a lip, with redness and the production of fissures radiating from the angles of the mouth.
cheilitis
inflammation of the lips.
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[7] Findings can include diffuse and painful swelling of the lips, fissured lips, cobblestoned buccal mucosa, gingival redness and hypertrophy, linear ulcerations, mucosal tags, and angular cheilitis.
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