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PID
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I. (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
Synonyms:
pelvic inflammatory disease; PID
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("PID" is a kind of...):
inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)
Context examples:
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)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute or chronic inflammation in the pelvic cavity.
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Antibiotics can cure PID.
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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