chronic glossitis
- noun
- /ˈkrɒnɪk ɡloʊˈsaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
glositis crónica
- The patient was diagnosed with chronic glossitis after several months of persistent tongue discomfort.
Examples
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Vitamin deficiencies can sometimes result in chronic glossitis and require long-term management.
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Pernicious anemia is often accompanied by symptoms of chronic glossitis and other oral manifestations.
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The doctor diagnosed her with chronic glossitis.
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He has been suffering from chronic glossitis for years.
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The patient was diagnosed with chronic glossitis after several months of persistent tongue discomfort.
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Vitamin deficiencies can sometimes result in chronic glossitis and require long-term management.
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Pernicious anemia is often accompanied by symptoms of chronic glossitis and other oral manifestations.
Synonyms
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9.1
A red, swollen, painful tongue caused by infection or irritation
Antonyms
- Specialized
A sudden painful swelling of the tongue usually from injury or infection
How Sudden
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'chronic' = long-lasting and 'glossitis' = inflammation/swelling of the tongue, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer a persistent inflammation of the tongue. The medical suffix '-itis' and the cross-linguistic medical formation make the relation transparent despite the technical register.
Etymology
The medical term chronic glossitis comes from the parts glossitis, which means 'tongue' and 'inflammation', and chronic, which means 'long-lasting'. So it creates a clear image of a tongue that is sore or swollen for a long time, and that is what the term means today.