endocervicitis

9.9

Inflammation of the inner lining of the cervix, the lower part of the womb

noun
/ˌɛndoʊsərvaɪˈsaɪtɪs/

Specialized

: endocervicitis

The doctor diagnosed her with endocervicitis after observing inflammation during the examination.

Examples

Many cases of endocervicitis can be treated with antibiotics.
Symptoms of endocervicitis may include abnormal vaginal discharge and discomfort.
Untreated endocervicitis can sometimes lead to further reproductive health problems.
The doctor diagnosed her with endocervicitis after the examination.
The doctor diagnosed her with endocervicitis after observing inflammation in her cervix during the examination.
Symptoms of endocervicitis often include unusual vaginal discharge and pelvic pain.
Many patients with endocervicitis find relief after completing a course of antibiotics.

Synonyms

cervicitis

vsendocervicitis

Specialized

1 7.7

A painful swelling of the neck of the womb often caused by infection

is inflammation limited to the mucous lining rather than the whole cervix

Surface Forms

endocervicitis singular

endocervicitides plural

Morphology

endocervicitis = endocervix (semi-transparent) = endo + cervic + itis

Formed by endo- (inner) + cervic- (cervix) + -itis (inflammation); it's a regular medical formation but uses specialized combining forms and a technical suffix, so it's clear to those with medical vocabulary but not fully transparent to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Endocervicitis breaks into endo- 'inside', cervix 'neck', and -itis 'inflammation'. So it literally means an inflammation 'inside the neck' of the womb, the inner lining of the cervix, which is why the word describes inflammation of the cervix, much like tonsillitis means inflammation of the tonsils.