What is "vulvitis"

Vulvitis \Vul*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See Vulva, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the vulva.

n. (qualifier: medicine) An often painful inflammation of the vulva.

n. inflammation of the vulva

Vulvitis is inflammation of the vulva, the external female mammalian genitalia that include the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and introitus (the entrance to the vagina). It may co-occur with vaginitis, inflammation of the vagina, and may have infectious or non-infectious causes.