chorditis

9.9

Swelling and irritation of the vocal cords in the throat that makes the voice hoarse

noun
/kɔrˈdaɪtɪs/

Specialized

: corditis

The singer was diagnosed with chorditis after experiencing persistent hoarseness.

Examples

Treatment of chorditis typically involves vocal rest and anti-inflammatory medication.
Patients suffering from chorditis often experience hoarseness.
Long-term exposure to irritants can result in chorditis and damage to the voice.
The doctor diagnosed her with chorditis after she complained of a sore throat.
The singer was diagnosed with chorditis after experiencing persistent hoarseness.
Treatment of chorditis typically involves vocal rest and anti-inflammatory medication.
Patients suffering from chorditis often experience hoarseness.

Synonyms

laryngitis

vschorditis

Specialized

11 6.1

Swelling of the voice box that makes your voice hoarse and can make you lose your voice

is inflammation limited to the vocal cords rather than the whole voice box

corditis

vschorditis

Specialized

9.9

Swelling of the cord that runs from a testicle to the body, often causing pain

usually concerns the vocal cords and only rarely the spermatic cord

How Severe

necrosis

Specialized

11 8.2

ulceration

Specialized

1 7.0

chorditis

Specialized

9.9

irritation

21 3.2

soreness

11 2.3

Surface Forms

chorditis singular

chorditides plural

Morphology

chorditis = chord (semi-transparent) = chord + itis

Formed from the combining form 'chord-' and the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation, but the root's anatomical sense and the '-itis' suffix are specialized and may be unfamiliar or confused with the musical 'chord'.

Etymology

Chorditis comes from chord meaning 'string' or 'cord', like a musical chord or a rope. The ending -itis means 'inflammation', so chorditis is inflammation of a 'cord', which explains why it refers to the vocal cords.