"metritis" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-metritis.wav Forms: metritides [plural]
Etymology: From metr- + -itis. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|metr|itis}} metr- + -itis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|metritides}} metritis (countable and uncountable, plural metritides)
  1. (medicine) Inflammation of the uterus. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gynaecology, Medicine Synonyms: hysteritis [obsolete], uteritis Hyponyms: endometritis Derived forms: mesometritis, parametritis Related terms: endometriosis

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