Metritis
//miˈtɹaɪtɪs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Inflammation of the uterus. countable, uncountable
"The conjunctive tissue, young and succulent, then becomes hard and fibrous, and the uterus, on section, is pale, indurated and devoid of blood; that is chronic metritis which has reached the second period, or period of induration."
- 2 inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) wordnet
Example
More examples"The conjunctive tissue, young and succulent, then becomes hard and fibrous, and the uterus, on section, is pale, indurated and devoid of blood; that is chronic metritis which has reached the second period, or period of induration."
Etymology
From metr- + -itis.
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