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PID

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006677

A condition in which the female reproductive organs are inflamed. It may affect the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and certain ligaments. PID is usually caused by a bacterial infection. It may cause infertility and an increased risk of an ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy in the fallopian tubes). Also called pelvic inflammatory disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006677
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionspelvic inflammatory disease
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "expansions": [
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  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pid/"
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Record 13,230 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.