vaginitis (redirected from Vaginal Infections)

vaginitis /vag·i·ni·tis/ (vaj″ĭ-ni´tis)

1. inflammation of the vagina.

2. inflammation of a sheath.

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adhesive vaginitis  a form of atrophic vaginitis marked by formation of superficial erosions, which often adhere to opposing surfaces, obliterating the vaginal canal.

atrophic vaginitis  vaginitis with tissue atrophy occurring in postmenopausal women and associated with estrogen deficiency.

candidal vaginitis  vulvovaginal candidiasis.

desquamative inflammatory vaginitis  a form resembling atrophic vaginitis but affecting women with normal estrogen levels.

emphysematous vaginitis  inflammation of the vagina and adjacent cervix, characterized by numerous, asymptomatic, gas-filled cystlike lesions.

senile vaginitis  atrophic v.

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vag·i·ni·tis (vj-nts)

n.

Inflammation of the vagina. Also called colpitis.

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Vaginitis

Inflammation of the vagina.

Mentioned in: Enterobiasis

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vaginitis

[vaj′inī′tis]

an inflammation of the vaginal tissues, such as trichomonas vaginitis. See also atrophic vaginitis.

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vaginitis (va·ji·nīˑ·tis),

n condition marked by vaginal inflammation and secretions. May result from yeast or a sexually transmitted disease.

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vaginitis

1. inflammation of the vagina; colpitis.

2. inflammation of a sheath.

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adhesive vaginitis

that in which ulceration and exfoliation of the mucosa result in adhesions of the membranes.

contagious vaginitis

see infectious pustular vulvovaginitis, epivag.

granular vaginitis

see granular vaginitis.

pustular vaginitis

see infectious pustular vulvovaginitis.

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vaginitis

Gynecology Inflammation of the vagina, which may be nonspecific or induced by a specific organism. See Atrophic vaginitis, Hormone replacement therapy, Vaginal candidiasis.