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A girl went to a gynocologist complaining of severe abdominal pain on one side accompanied by blood and foul smelling, pus-like discharge from her vagina. After testing, doctor diagnosed that her uterine tubes have inflammation caused due to bacterial infection and prescribed her antibiotics. In medical terms, what would you call this inflammation?

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Endometritis

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Salpingitis

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Oophoritis

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Cervicitis

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Solution

The correct option is B Salpingitis
The suffix ‘-itis’ is used to describe inflammation of any particular organ. The prefix is chosen depending upon the organ.

Salpingitis is the inflammation of the uterine tubes or the fallopian tubes, mainly caused due to bacterial infection.

Endometritis is the inflammation of the uterine tissues.
Oophoritis is the inflammation of the ovaries.
Cervicitis is the inflammation of the cervix.

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