colpitis
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col·pi·tis
(kŏl-pī′tĭs)n.
See vaginitis.
[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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Noun | 1. | 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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col·pi·tis
n. colpitis, vaginitis, infl. de la vagina.
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