What is "metritis"

Metritis \Me*tri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? womb + -tis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the womb.

n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the womb

n. inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) [syn: endometritis]

Metritis is inflammation of the wall of the uterus, whereas endometritis is inflammation of the functional lining of the uterus, called the endometrium The term pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is often used for metritis.