bacterial vaginosis n. Vaginal infection resulting from a change in the balance of naturally occurring bacteria, allowing disease-causing bacteria, especially Gardnerella vaginalis, to predominate.
Main Entry: bacterial vag·i·no·sis Pronunciation: -"vaj-&-'nO-s&s Function: noun : vaginitis that is marked by a grayish vaginaldischarge usually of foul odor and that is associated with the presence of a bacterium especially of the genus Gardnerella (G. vaginalis syn. Haemophilus vaginalis)—abbreviation BVcalled also nonspecific vaginitis
