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Definition of Chorditis

1. Noun. Inflammation of the spermatic cord.

2. Noun. Inflammation of the vocal cords.

Medical Definition of Chorditis

1. Inflammation of a cord; usually a vocal cord. Origin: G. Chorde, cord, + -itis, inflammation Chorditis vocalis inferior, an inflammation limited mainly to the undersurface of the vocal cords and adjacent parts. Synonym: chronic subglottic laryngitis. (05 Mar 2000)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorditis

chorda obliqua chorda saliva chorda spermatica chorda spinalis chorda tympani nerve chorda umbilicalis chorda vertebralis chorda vocalis chorded chordee

chordee chordees Chordeiles chording chorditis (current term) chorditis (current term) chordoma chordomesoderm chordophone chordopoxvirinae

chordoskeleton Chordospartium chordotomy chords chore chorea chorea chorea-acanthocytosis choreal choreal

Literary usage of Chorditis

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1. The Diseases of the Nose, Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx: A Textbook for Students by Alfred Bruck (1910)
"These changes are: (1) chorditis tuberosa (tuberous inflammation of the vocal cords, also called trachoma of the vocal cords), is characterised by the lumpy ..."

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