Definition of Ovaritis

1. Noun. Inflammation of the ovaries.

Generic synonyms: Inflammation, Redness, Rubor

Definition of Ovaritis

1. n. Inflammation of the ovaries.

Definition of Ovaritis

1. Noun. (medicine) The condition of inflammation of the ovary. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ovaritis

1. inflammation of an ovary [n -RITIDES]

Medical Definition of Ovaritis

1. Inflammation of the ovaries. Origin: NL. See Ovarium, and -itis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovaritis

ovarioles
ovariolytic
ovarioncus
ovariopathy
ovariorrhexis
ovariosalpingectomy
ovariosalpingitis
ovariosteresis
ovariostomy
ovariotomies
ovariotomist
ovariotomists
ovariotomy
ovarious
ovaritides
ovaritis (current term)
ovarium
ovarium bipartitum
ovarium disjunctum
ovarium gyratum
ovarium lobatum
ovarium masculinum
ovary
ovaryless
ovate
ovate leaf
ovated
ovately
ovates
ovating

Literary usage of Ovaritis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1871)
"Dr. J. Matthews Duncan divides ovaritis into acute and chronic. ... Chronic ovaritis may last for many years without the organ becoming fixed by adhesions, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Pain in the ovarian region, especially during menstruation, inability to walk and painful defecation are the principal symptoms of acute ovaritis. ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1880)
"resulting in acute or chronic ovaritis and abscess, I admit that the sequence of ... Authors have divided acute ovaritis into parenchymatous, follicular, ..."

4. On uterine and ovarian inflammation, and on the physiology and diseases of by Edward John Tilt (1862)
"613, " Acute and chronic ovaritis is much more common than is generally admitted. For the last few years, during which I have given more attention to the ..."

5. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"If ovaritis is severe, and especially if it is bilateral, there may be acute ... A bilateral ovaritis followed ten days later with fever, vomiting and pain ..."

6. A Practical treatise on inflammation of the uterus, its cervix, & appendages by James Henry Bennet (1853)
"But the history of ovaritis in its subacute and chronic condition is by no means, ... The term subacute ovaritis has been adopted by Dr. Tilt,' and other ..."

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