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vaginitis
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vag·i·ni·tis  (vj-nts)
n.
Inflammation of the vagina. Also called colpitis.

vaginitis [ˌvædʒɪˈnaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) inflammation of the vagina
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Noun1.vaginitis - inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)
candidiasis, monilia disease, moniliasis - an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat


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Women are more likely to get a UTI then men are, and women who are premenopausal women are more at risk than others because of incontinence, prolapse, atrophic vaginitis, and prior UTI?
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