pelvic inflammatory disease


pelvic inflammatory disease

noun

Definition of PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

: inflammation of the female reproductive tract (as the fallopian tubes and ovaries) that occurs especially as a result of a sexually transmitted disease and is a leading cause of infertility in women

First Known Use of PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

1974

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