CHEILOSIS

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 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

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 (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)