mucositis

== English == === Etymology === From mucosa + -itis. === Noun === mucositis (countable and uncountable, plural mucositides) (biology, medicine) Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as: A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth. ==== Coordinate terms ==== serositis ==== Derived terms ==== oral mucositis === References === Dictionary of Cancer Terms (National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States Government) [1] == Spanish == === Noun === mucositis f (plural mucositis) mucositis === Further reading === “mucositis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025