English Explanatory Dictionary

pyelitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. pyelonephritis

Word forms

pyelitis pyelitides

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυέλος (puélos, “oblong trough”) + -itis, from Proto-Indo-European *plu- (zero-grade form of *plew-) + *-elos. By surface analysis, pyel- + -itis.

Derived words

cystopyelitis nephropyelitis
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