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vaginitis

vaj-in-NY-tis

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Definition

Inflammation of the vagina

PathologyReproductive

Breakdown

Root

vagin/o

vagina

Suffix

-itis

inflammation

Etymology

Latin: vagin/o (vagina) + -itis (inflammation)

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