cervicitis

[ sur-vuh-sahy-tis ]
/ ˌsɜr vəˈsaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the cervix.

Origin of cervicitis

1885–90; < Latin cervīc- (see cervical) + -itis

Words nearby cervicitis

cervical rib, cervical rib syndrome, cervical smear, cervicectomy, cervices, cervicitis, cervico-, cervicobrachial, cervicodynia, cervicofacial, cervicography

British Dictionary definitions for cervicitis

cervicitis
/ (ˌsɜːvɪˈsaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the neck of the uterus

Medical definitions for cervicitis

cervicitis
[ sûr′vĭ-sī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix, frequently affecting the deeper structures. trachelitis