pelvic inflammatory disease

noun

The infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system (uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries) and inside of the pelvis.

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pelvic inflammatory disorderPID
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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineThe infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system (uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries) and inside of the pelvis.

    Synonyms: pelvic inflammatory disorder, PID

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system (uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries) and inside of the pelvis.

Similar
pelvic inflammatory disorderPID

More synonyms by meaning

nouninflammation 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

Similar
PID
Broader
inflammatory disease
Also see
pelvic inflammatory disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 盆腔炎
  • 盆腔炎 (pénqiāngyán)disease
Finnish sisäsynnytintulehdus
  • sisäsynnytintulehdusdisease
Japanese 骨盤腹膜炎
  • 骨盤腹膜炎 (kotsubanfukumakuen)disease
Korean 골반염
  • 골반염 (golbanyeom)disease
Vietnamese viêm vùng chậu
  • viêm vùng chậudisease
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pelvic inflammatory disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelvic%20inflammatory%20disease

MLA

“pelvic inflammatory disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelvic%20inflammatory%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelvic inflammatory disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelvic%20inflammatory%20disease.

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