English noun: pelvic inflammatory disease | |||
1. | pelvic inflammatory disease (state) 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 | PID | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inflammatory disease | ||