commissural cheilitis

commissural cheilitis
cheilitis affecting principally the angles (commissures) of the mouth. See also perlиche.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Cheilitis — Inflammation of the lips or of a lip. Cheilitis can also be spelled chilitis. Angular cheilitis is inflammation and fissuring radiating from the commissures (angles) of the mouth secondary to predisposing factors such as nutritional deficiencies …   Medical dictionary

  • cheilitis, chilitis — Inflammation of the lips or of a lip. SEE ALSO: cheilosis. [cheil + G. itis, inflammation] actinic c. SYN: solar c.. angular c. inflammation and fissuring radiating from the commissures of the mouth secondary to predisposing factors such as lost… …   Medical dictionary

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