Meanings
nounœsophagitis (plural not attested)
- no pluralobsoleteObsolete spelling of esophagitis.
Acute œsophagitis is a comparatively rare affection of the mucous membrane lining the œsophagus, characterized by painful deglutition.
1892, Ephraim Fletcher Ingals, Diseases of the Chest, Throat and Nasal Cavities, William Wood & Company, second edition, chapter XXXVIII, page 622
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