endometritis
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- noun
- /ˌɛndəʊməˈtraɪtɪs/
- Specialized
- Chronic endometritis can lead to fertility issues if left untreated, as it affects the uterine lining.
Examples
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The doctor explained that endometritis is an inflammation of the endometrium that can cause severe abdominal pain.
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During the examination, the patient was diagnosed with endometritis, which needed immediate treatment to prevent complications.
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A lot of inflammation both inside and outside the uterus is known as chronic endometritis.
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All that to diagnose endometritis, an infection of the uterine lining, which was causing me to bleed like a stuck pig and pass huge clots.
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Samples from the 10 women who had miscarriages and positive PCR results showed various histologic features, including deciduitis, chorioamnionitis, and plasmocytes in the decidua, which are compatible with chronic endometritis.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
Inflammation of the lining of the uterus
Surface Forms
Morphology
endometritis = endometrium (opaque) = endo + metri + itis
The immediate base 'endometrium' and its parts (endo-, metri-) are specialised medical combining forms unlikely to be understood by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Endometritis breaks into three parts: endo- meaning 'inside', metra meaning 'womb' or 'uterus', and -itis meaning 'inflammation'. So it means 'inflammation inside the uterus', just like tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils.