-ˌvajəˈnōsə̇s noun
( plural bacterial vagino·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: vaginosis from New Latin, from vagina + -osis
: vaginitis that is marked by a grayish vaginal discharge usually of foul odor and that is associated with the presence of a bacterium (especially Gardnerella vaginalis syn. Haemophilus vaginalis )