Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Inflammation of the uterus.

    inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium)

Origin

From metr- + -itis.

From metr- + -itis.

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Forms

plural: metritides
Singularmetritis
Pluralmetritides

irregular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium):endometritis

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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