The accumulation of pus within the uterus; an instance of this.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From pyo- + ancient Greek μήτρα womb; compare earlier hydrometra, physometra.
Definition of pyometra in US English:
pyometra
noun
Medicine
The accumulation of pus within the uterus; an instance of this.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From pyo- + ancient Greek μήτρα womb; compare earlier hydrometra, physometra.