NOUN | state | PID, 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) |
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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. | |
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Synonym | pelvic inflammatory disease | |
Broader | inflammatory disease | A disease characterized by inflammation |
Catalan | malaltia inflamatòria pelviana |
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