endometritis

[en-doh-mi-trahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the lining of the uterus.

endometritis

/ ˌɛndəʊmɪˈtraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the endometrium, which is caused by infection, as by bacteria, foreign bodies, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of endometritis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; endometrium, -itis

Example Sentences

While no official figures are collected for girls aged under 15, the WHO said mothers aged 10 to 19 face higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometritis and systemic infections than women aged 20 to 24.

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In diphtheritic ulcerations, and in endometritis due to decomposing remains of the ovum, the load condition is often complicated by the invasion of the neighboring tissues.

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The puerperal endometritis following labour is an avoidable disease due to lack of scrupulous aseptic precautions.

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Certain menstrual troubles of women and also endometritis yield rapidly to electrolysis with a zinc anode.

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While I was reading the chapter on Imposition and Demonstration,9 I was healed of endometritis and prolapsus uteri of over twenty years' standing, pronounced incurable by eminent physicians.

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