metritis

[ mi-trahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the uterus.

metritis

/ mɪˈtraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the uterus

Word History and Origins

Origin of metritis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1835–45; metr-, -itis

Example Sentences

The changes which are designated under the term metritis consist in the first place of oedematous infiltration of the tissues.

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The first case is that of a woman with chronic metritis and prolapsus uteri.

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Franck records three instances of rapidly fatal metritis in cows, all of which had been poisoned from an adjacent cow with retained and putrid afterbirth.

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This practice should be strongly condemned on account of its dangerous consequences—metritis, peritonitis and often death.

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When, therefore, during an attack of septic metritis a condition of laminitis supervenes, we are justified in attributing it to the escape of septic matter from the already infected uterus.

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