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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Inflammation of the cervix of the uterus.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, inflammation of the neck (cervix) of the uterus.

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  • noun pathology Inflammation of the cervix.

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  • noun inflammation of the uterine cervix

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Examples

  • Indeed, once an STD microorganism is allowed to pass from your vagina into your reproductive tract, an acute inflammation of your cervix a condition called cervicitis can result almost immediately.

    Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000

  • I don't know if it's my patient population (young, uninsured) but I'd estimate that a third of what is billed as a UTI is not (herpes, yeast, cervicitis, dysuria).

    Come See Me aka TBTAM 2007

  • I can give you urethrtis, pharyngitis and cervicitis - which can lead to infertility.

    Neisseria gonorrhoeae Emma Lurie 2006

  • I can give you urethrtis, pharyngitis and cervicitis - which can lead to infertility.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Emma Lurie 2006

  • These are possible causes of cervicitis, PID, infertility, miscarriage, and premature birth, so a woman with infertility or a history of miscarriages may wish to be tested for them.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • For mild cervicitis not involving a disease, medical treatment may be pointless.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • Sometimes cauterization is used to treat chronic cervicitis, vaginal or vulvar warts, or endometriosis involving the cervix or vagina.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • Sometimes scar tissue and normal discharge are mistaken for cervicitis.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • In addition to genital lesions, patients with compromised immune systems may experience more severe, systemic complications, including in some cases cystitis, urethritis, cervicitis and meningitis.

    DWS Pill Scribe pillscribe 2010

  • In addition to classical genital lesions, patients with compromised immune systems may experience more severe, systemic complications, including in some cases cystitis, urethritis, cervicitis and meningitis.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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