Enteritis, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the intestines. Cervicitis, inflammation of the lining membrane of the neck of the uterus. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterus is known as metritis. Epidemic catarrh, influenza, grip, is from a condition of the atmostphere. Endoappendicitis, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the appendix.
Gonorrhea is venereal catarrh, inflammation of the urethral mucous membrane.
Menstruation is a periodic discharge of mucus from the surface of the mucous membrane of the uterus, together with an excretion of blood from the vascular vessels of the mucous membrane of the uterus. It is often accompanied by local and systemic changes. The hyperemic condition of the uterine blood vessels is owing to increased temperature. The finer blood vessels of the uterine mucosa rupture, allowing the blood to escape. During the menstrual flow and the time in which physiological menstruation gradually ceases, the nervous system is excited, a physiological rise of temperature is experienced.