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col·pi·tis

 (kŏl-pī′tĭs)
n.

[Greek kolpos, vagina + -itis.]
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colpitis

(kɒlˈpaɪtɪs)
n
(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) pathol another name for vaginitis
[C19: from Greek kolpos bosom, womb, vagina + -itis]
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vag•i•ni•tis

(ˌvædʒ əˈnaɪ tɪs)

n.
inflammation of the vagina.
[1840–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.colpitis - inflammation of the vagina
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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Translations

col·pi·tis

n. colpitis, vaginitis, infl. de la vagina.
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Cytology results of other recipients had shown normal epithelium or such pathologies like atrophy, colpitis, and cervicitis.
Gynecologists often use the alternative for vagina-colpos ([phrase omitted]), in for example colpitis (used in parallel with vaginitis) or colposcopy; it would therefore appear fully justifiable to include both terms in TA.
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