Parametritis
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Parametritis | |
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Specialty | Gynecology |
Parametritis (also known as pelvic cellulitis[citation needed]) is an infection of the parametrium (connective tissue adjacent to the uterus). It is considered a form of pelvic inflammatory disease.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Neisseriales |
Family: | Neisseriaceae |
Genus: | Neisseria |
Species: | N. gonorrhoeae |
Binomial name | |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae(Zopf 1885) Trevisan 1885 | |
Synonyms | |
* Micrococcus der Gonorrhoe Neisser 1879 * Gonococcus neisseri Lindau1898 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Broad Ligament Disorders: eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology". Retrieved 2010-03-10.