PID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does PID mean? 

• PID (noun)
  The noun PID 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: PID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PID (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 ("PID" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

 Context examples 

PID is a disease associated with HIV infection.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

PID is the most common preventable cause of infertility in the United States.

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

PID is usually caused by a bacterial infection.

(PID, NCI Dictionary)

NPXY is required for binding protein PID domains, endocytosis, and BaSS sorting.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Protein Precursor, NCI Thesaurus)

PID can cause infertility or serious problems with pregnancy.

(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)

Also called PID.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Dictionary)

Doctors diagnose PID with a physical exam, lab tests, and imaging tests.

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

PID may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic.

(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)