vaginitisn.
/vadʒᵻˈnʌɪtɪs/, U.S. /ˌvædʒəˈnaɪdᵻs/ Medicine.
Inflammation or infection of the vagina; an instance of this.
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vaginitis1815
rectocele1844
hymenitis1855
colpocele1860
vaginismus1861
colpitis1876
paracolpitis1883
thrush1967
1815 C. H. Parry Elements Pathol. & Therapeutics 123 In vaginitis fluor albus is observable.
1861 F. J. Bumstead Pathol. & Treatm. Venereal Dis. i. ix. 157 Vaginitis is more common than any other form of gonorrhœa in women.
1948 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 18 Sept. 231/2 The diagnosis and treatment of trichomonal vaginitis may not always be as simple as depicted.
1991 Pulse 6 Apr. 4 (advt.) Later in life, otherwise loving relationships can be marred by atrophic vaginitis.
2013 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 6 Mar. a8/1 Yeast infections and vaginitis are some of the most common reasons a woman sees a health care provider.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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