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parametritis

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parametritis /para·me·tri·tis/ (-me-tri´tis) inflammation of the parametrium.
par·a·me·tri·tis (pr-m-trts)
n.
Inflammation of the cellular tissue adjacent to the uterus. Also called pelvic cellulitis.
parametritis
[per′əmetrī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, para + metra, womb, itis
an inflammatory condition of the tissue of the structures around the uterus. See also pelvic inflammatory disease.
parametritis [par″ah-mĕ-tri´tis]
inflammation of the parametrium.
Parametritis. Infection spreads via lymphatics through uterine wall to connective tissue of broad ligament or entire pelvis. From Gorrie et al., 1994.
parametritis
inflammation of the parametrium.
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