ENDOMETRITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endometritis mean? 

• ENDOMETRITIS (noun)
  The noun ENDOMETRITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium)

  Familiarity information: ENDOMETRITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOMETRITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

endometritis; metritis

Hypernyms ("endometritis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

 Context examples 

Chronic endometritis characterized by the presence of plasmacytic infiltrates in the endometrium.

(Non Specific Chronic Endometritis, NCI Thesaurus)

Endometritis is the most common cause of postpartum fever.

(Endometritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Representative examples include endometritis, endometrial hyperplasia, and endometrial carcinoma.

(Endometrial disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and endometritis.

(Female Non-Neoplastic Reproductive System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)