metritis

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(mĕ-trī′tĭs )

[Gr. metra, uterus, + itis, inflammation]
Inflammation of the uterus. Metritis is designated endometritis if the endometrium is involved and myometritis if the musculature (myometrium) is involved.

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(mĕ-trī′tĭs )

[Gr. metra, uterus, + itis, inflammation]
Inflammation of the uterus. Metritis is designated endometritis if the endometrium is involved and myometritis if the musculature (myometrium) is involved.

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