metritis

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/miˈtɹaɪtɪs/

noun

Inflammation of the uterus.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounmetritis (countable and uncountable, plural metritides)

plural metritides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the uterus.

    The use of systemic antibiotics is justified and often required for metritis that causes systemic illness.

    2008, Thomas J. Divers, Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle, page 411
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    The conjunctive tissue, young and succulent, then becomes hard and fibrous, and the uterus, on section, is pale, indurated and devoid of blood; that is chronic metritis which has reached the second period, or period of induration.

    1888, Georges Apostoli, On a New Treatment of Chronic Metritis

    Synonyms: uteritis, hysteritis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInflammation of the uterus.

More synonyms by meaning

nouninflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“metritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metritis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metritis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metritis.

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