ovaritis

[oh-vuh-rahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. oophoritis.

ovaritis

/ ˌəʊvəˈraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of an ovary; oophoritis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ovaritis¹

1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to ōvār ( ium ) ovary + -ītis -itis

Example Sentences

This is put down to hypochondriasis and if it occurs in a woman as a consequence of ovaritis, she is said to be hysterical.

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Among the six exceptions, one had been healthy until twenty-one, and then had suffered from ovaritis, so that, although engaging in the work of a healthy woman, she should really be classed apart.

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A careful local examination of the pelvic organs, by an expert, disclosed no lesion or displacement there, no ovaritis or other inflammation.

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Local Compresses In case of local inflammation, as in appendicitis, ovaritis, colitis, etc., separate cooling compresses may be slipped under the pack and over the seat of inflammation.

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