pelvic
[pel´vik] pertaining to the pelvis.
pelvic diameter any diameter of the pelvis. The diagonal conjugate joins the posterior surface of the pubis to the tip of the sacral promontory; the external conjugate joins the depression under the last lumbar spine to the upper margin of the pubis; the true or internal conjugate is the anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, measured from the upper margin of the pubic symphysis to the sacrovertebral angle; the oblique joins one sacroiliac articulation to the iliopubic eminence of the other side; the transverse diameter of the inlet joins the two most widely separated points of the pelvic inlet; and the transverse diameter of the outlet joins the medial surfaces of the ischial tuberosities.
pelvic inflammatory disease any pelvic infection involving the upper female genital tract beyond the cervix; such diseases are a major cause of female
infertility.
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PID
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PID
abbr. pelvic inflammatory disease
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PID
Abbreviation for:
patient identification
patient identifier
pain intensity differences
pelvic inflammatory disease
person-identifiable data, see there
personally identifiable data
primary immune deficiency
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prolapsed intervertebral disc
proliferative intraocular disorderSegen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease, see there. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
PID
Abbreviation for pelvic inflammatory disease.
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PID
Abbrev. for prolapsed intervertebral disc or pelvic inflammatory disease.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Inflammation of the female genital tract, especially of the fallopian tubes, caused by any of several microorganisms, chiefly chlamydia and gonococci, and characterized by severe abdominal pain, high fever, vaginal discharge, and in some cases destruction of tissue that can result in sterility
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PID
Abbreviation for position-indicating device.
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