bacterial vaginosis
noun
: vaginitis that is marked by a grayish vaginal discharge usually of foul odor and that is associated with the presence of excessive amounts of some bacteria (especially Gardnerella vaginalis)
called also nonspecific vaginitis
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Symptoms, risk factors At least half of women with bacterial vaginosis don’t have symptoms.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Treating a male partner with oral and topical medicine in a woman with recurrent bacterial vaginosis makes good clinical sense based on this study.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis, a common vaginal condition, might actually be an STI.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
What This Means For You A new study suggests that treating male partners may reduce the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
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bacterial vaginosis
noun
bacterial vag·i·no·sis
-ˌvaj-ə-ˈnō-səs 
: vaginitis that is marked by a grayish vaginal discharge usually of foul odor and that is associated with the presence of a bacterium especially of the genus Gardnerella (G. vaginalis synonym Haemophilus vaginalis)
—abbreviation BV
called also nonspecific vaginitis
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