English Explanatory Dictionary

pyelonephritis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis

Word forms

pyelonephritis pyelonephritides

Etymology

From pyelo- (“relating to the renal pelvis”) + nephritis.

Synonyms

pyelitis

Related words

pyelonephritic nephropathy urosepsis

Derived words

cystopyelonephritis
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