Rhinopharyngitis mutilans is a complex medical term that refers to the inflammation of the nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx. The word is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to accurately represent the pronunciation of each sound. The "rhino-" in rhinopharyngitis refers to the nose, while "-pharyngitis" describes the inflammation of the pharynx. The term "mutilans" refers to the destructive nature of the disease. The IPA transcription helps to clarify the word's pronunciation as "raɪnoʊˌfærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs muːtɪlænz." Physicians and medical professionals use this term to diagnose and treat patients with these symptoms.
A destructive ulceration beginning on the soft palate and extending thence to the hard palate, nasopharynx, and nose, resulting in mutilating cicatrices; the disease, so far as known, occurs only in certain portions of the tropics, especially the islands of the Pacific; gangosa.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.