pelvic inflammatory disease

pelvic inflammatory disease

n. Abbr. PID

Inflammation of the female genital tract, especially of the fallopian tubes, caused by any of several microorganisms, chiefly chlamydia and gonococci, and characterized by severe abdominal pain, high fever, vaginal discharge, and in some cases destruction of tissue that can result in sterility.

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pelvic inflammatory disease

n

(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of a woman's womb, Fallopian tubes, or ovaries as a result of infection with one of a group of bacteria Abbreviation PID

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pelvic inflammatory disease  (plvk)

An infection of the female genital tract, especially of the fallopian tubes, caused by any of several sexually transmitted microorganisms, especially the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and characterized by severe abdominal pain, fever, vaginal discharge, and, in some cases, scarring that can cause infertility.

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pelvic inflammatory disease - inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge PID inflammatory disease - a disease characterized by inflammation