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From Ancient Greek οὖλον (oûlon, “gum”) + -itis (“inflammation”).
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From Ancient Greek οὖλον (oûlon, “gum”) + -itis (“inflammation”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.