: 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). 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stomatitis was in 1842

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“Stomatitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomatitis. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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