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pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and adjacent pelvic structures that is not associated with surgery or pregnancy.
It is usually an ascending infection in which pathogenic micro-organisms spread from the vagina and cervix to the upper portions of the reproductive tract.
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pelvi-, pelvio-, pelvo-, pelyco- +
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