Disease or Syndrome
cheilitis
[ kahy-lahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Lip Diseases
Etymology:
Greek cheilos = lip + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to cheilitis:
  • An inflammatory process affecting the lips.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
  • Inflammation of the lip.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Inflammation of the lips characterized by redness, fissures or crusts.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the lips. It is of various etiologies and degrees of pathology.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A disorder characterized by inflammation of the lip.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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