cervicitis

[ sur-vuh-sahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the cervix.

cervicitis

/ ˌsɜːvɪˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the neck of the uterus

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervicitis¹

1885–90; < Latin cervīc- ( cervical ) + -itis