PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pelvic inflammatory disease mean? 

• PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (noun)
  The noun PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

pelvic inflammatory disease; PID

Hypernyms ("pelvic inflammatory disease" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

 Context examples 

If untreated, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which causes problems with pregnancy and infertility.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Representative examples include prostatitis, balanitis, phimosis, endometriosis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

(Non-Neoplastic Reproductive System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelvic inflammatory disease is usually caused by a bacterial infection.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Dictionary)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection and inflammation of the uterus, ovaries, and other female reproductive organs.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

It can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

If untreated, the infection may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

(Gonorrhea, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelvic inflammatory disease that develops in a patient with HIV/AIDS.

(AIDS-Related Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

In women, infection of the reproductive system can lead to pelvic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

(Chlamydia Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Douching may also cause other health problems, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and problems during pregnancy.

(Douche, NCI Dictionary)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute or chronic inflammation in the pelvic cavity.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)