vaginitis Path.
(vædʒɪˈnaɪtɪs)
[f. as prec. + -itis. Cf. F. vaginite.]
Inflammation of the vagina.
| 1846 G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. II. 96 He found other forms of infusoria in the pus from syphilitic vaginitis. 1861 Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 187 Vaginitis is more common than any other form of gonorrhœa in women. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 443 Spasm of sphincter vaginæ marked, with some vaginitis and endocervicitis. |