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periadenitis

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periadenitis /peri·ad·e·ni·tis/ (-ad″ĕ-ni´tis) inflammation of tissues around a gland.
periadenitis muco´sa necro´tica recur´rens  the more severe form of aphthous stomatitis, marked by recurrent attacks of aphtha-like lesions that begin as small firm nodules and enlarge, ulcerate, and heal to leave numerous atrophied scars on the oral mucosa.

per·i·ad·e·ni·tis (pr-dn-ts)
n.
Inflammation of the tissues surrounding a gland.

periadenitis
[per′i·ad′ənī′tis]
an inflammation of tissues around a gland.

periadenitis [per″e-ad″ĕ-ni´tis]
inflammation of tissues around a gland.
periadenitis muco´sa necro´tica recur´rens the more severe form of aphthous stomatitis, marked by recurrent attacks of aphthalike lesions that begin as small, firm nodules that later enlarge, ulcerate, and heal by scar formation, leaving atrophied scars on the oral mucosa. Called also Sutton's disease.

periadenitis
inflammation of tissues around a gland.


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