metritis

English

Etymology

From metr- +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈtɹaɪtɪs/

Noun

metritis (countable and uncountable, plural metritides)

  1. (medicine) Inflammation of the uterus.
    Synonyms: uteritis, hysteritis (obsolete)
    Hypernyms: metropathy < inflammation < condition
    Hyponyms: endometritis, myometritis
    • 1888, Georges Apostoli, On a New Treatment of Chronic Metritis:
      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.
    • 2008, Thomas J. Divers, Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle, page 411:
      The use of systemic antibiotics is justified and often required for metritis that causes systemic illness.

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