Meanings
nounulitis (countable and uncountable, plural ulitides or ulitises)
plural ulitides · plural ulitises
- countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the gums.
The bark is used as a gargle for odontopathy, ulitis, and ulemorrhagia.
2006, Turkish Journal of Biology, volumes 30-32, page 2331 more example
I do not think I have ever seen a case of pure uncomplicated syphilitic ulitis […]
1873, James Edmund Garretson, A System of Oral Surgery
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From Ancient Greek οὖλον (oûlon, “gum”) + -itis (“inflammation”).
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