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Metritis means - 'inflammation in the uterus'

'Itis' means inflammation, 'Metra' is Greek for uterus or womb, 'Pyo is Greek for pus

So Pyometra means 'pus in the uterus'

Pyometra can occur subsequent to metritis, or spontaneously, and is a life threatening condition.

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