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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000292
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000292
Preferred Name

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Definitions
Inflammation of the uterine appendages (ADNEXA UTERI) including infection of the FALLOPIAN TUBES (SALPINGITIS), the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), or the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS). A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.
Synonyms
Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
Inflammatory Pelvic Diseases
Diseases, Inflammatory Pelvic
Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic
Disease, Inflammatory Pelvic
Pelvic Disease, Inflammatory
Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory
Adnexitis
Inflammatory Pelvic Disease
Pelvic Diseases, Inflammatory
Diseases, Pelvic Inflammatory
Inflammatory Diseases, Pelvic
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