Definition of Chorditis

1. Noun. Inflammation of the spermatic cord.

Generic synonyms: Inflammation, Redness, Rubor

2. Noun. Inflammation of the vocal cords.
Generic synonyms: Inflammation, Redness, Rubor

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorditis

chordae
chordae tendineae
chordae willisii
chordal
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderms
chordata
chordate
chordate family
chordate genus
chordates
chorded
chordees
chording
chorditis (current term)
chordless
chordlike
chordoma
chordomas
chordomata
chordomesoderm
chordophone
chordophones
chordopoxvirinae
chordoskeleton
chordotomies
chordotomy
chordotonal
chords

Literary usage of Chorditis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

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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