WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pel′vic inflam′matory disease′, [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyan inflammation of the female pelvic organs, most commonly the fallopian tubes, usually as a result of bacterial infection. Abbr.: PID
  • 1980–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pelvic inflammatory disease n
  1. inflammation of a woman's womb, Fallopian tubes, or ovaries as a result of infection with one of a group of bacteriaAbbreviation: PID
'pelvic inflammatory disease' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
PID - chlamydia - Dalkon Shield

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