endometritis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of endometritis
From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at endometrium, -itis
Example Sentences
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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.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2019
The chief causes are septic endometritis following labour or abortion, gangrene of a myoma, gonorrhoea, tuberculosis and cancer of the uterus; it sometimes follows the specific fevers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
An inflammation of the endometrium is called endometritis.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
Gonorrhoeal endometritis is an acute form associated with copious purulent discharge and well-marked constitutional disturbance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
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