Home › Words › P › placentitisplacentitisplacentitis means inflammation of the placenta.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, placentitis ranks #16,733 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom placenta + -itis.nounInflammation of the placenta.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.endometritis 68% match — Inflammation of the endometrium. vs placentitis →deciduitis 68% match — inflammation of the decidua vs placentitis →villitis 68% match — inflammation of the chorionic villi vs placentitis →chorionitis 67% match — Inflammation of the chorion. vs placentitis →placental 65% match — Of or pertaining to the placenta. vs placentitis →amnionitis 65% match — inflammation of the amnion vs placentitis →subchorionitis 65% match — A subchorionic inflammation vs placentitis →placentology 64% match — The study of the placenta. vs placentitis →