Audio English.net » Dictionary » C » Cheever ... Chemical Phenomenon

CHEILOSIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does cheilosis mean?

• CHEILOSIS (noun)
The noun CHEILOSIS has 1 sense:

1. a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin

Familiarity information: CHEILOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHEILOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

cheilosis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cheilosis; perleche

Hypernyms ("cheilosis" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Ignorance is bliss." (English proverb)

"The nose didn't smell the rotting head." (Bhutanese proverb)

"Bread and cheese, eat and dance." (Armenian proverb)

"A good deed is worth gold." (Dutch proverb)

Page delivered in 0.3795 seconds