stomatitis
noun
sto·ma·ti·tis
ˌstō-mə-ˈtī-təs 
plural stomatitides
ˌstō-mə-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz
or stomatitises
ˌstō-mə-ˈtī-tə-səz
or stomatitises
ˌstō-mə-ˈtī-tə-səz
: any of numerous inflammatory diseases of the mouth
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In addition to suffering from ailments like feline herpes and stomatitis, Pot Roast recently contracted the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 17 Feb. 2022
COLLEGE STATION - Vesicular stomatitis, or VSV, is a virus endemic to the warmer regions of North, Central and South America.
—Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2020
Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 17 Feb. 2022
COLLEGE STATION - Vesicular stomatitis, or VSV, is a virus endemic to the warmer regions of North, Central and South America.
—Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2020
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stomatitis
noun
sto·ma·ti·tis
ˌstō-mə-ˈtīt-əs
plural stomatitides
-ˈtit-ə-ˌdēz
or stomatitises
-ˈtīt-ə-səz
or stomatitises
-ˈtīt-ə-səz
: any of numerous inflammatory diseases of the mouth see aphthous stomatitis, gangrenous stomatitis, mycotic stomatitis, vesicular stomatitis
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