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Meaning of phalangitis in English:

phalangitis

noun

rare Medicine

  • Inflammation of one or more of the phalanges of the digits.

Pronunciation

phalangitis

/ˌfalanˈdʒʌɪtɪs/ /ˌfal(ə)nˈdʒʌɪtɪs/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Hooker (1817–1911), botanist. From post-classical Latin phalang-, phalanx phalanx + -itis.