Pelvic inflammatory disease
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| Pelvic inflammatory disease | |
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| Term | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
| Short definition | pelvic inflammatory disease - (pronounced) (PEL-vik in-FLA-muh-TOR-ee dih-ZEEZ) A condition in which the female reproductive organs are inflamed. It can affect the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and certain ligaments. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
pelvic inflammatory disease - (pronounced) (PEL-vik in-FLA-muh-TOR-ee dih-ZEEZ) A condition in which the female reproductive organs are inflamed. It can affect the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and certain ligaments. Pelvic inflammatory disease is usually caused by a bacterial infection. It can lead to infertility and an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy in the fallopian tubes). Also called PID
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