... in the uterus itself, or sometimes in an ovary at the side. The pain may begin as a dull, heavy ache, which gradually changes into a sharp, darting pain, and whichculminates at last in distinct ... understood; also the angle which is formed by the vagina and the uterus.Notice should be taken, also, of the opening of the uterus into the upper part of the vagina; as inflammation of the uterus often ... 23CHAPTER VIII.DISEASES OF THE UTERUS AND OVARIES.=Inflammation of the Uterus.= Inflammation of the uterus may be either acute or chronic. When acute, asfollowing an abortion, taking cold during...