hydropyonephrosis

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hydropyonephrosis hy·dro·py·o·ne·phro·sis (hī'drō-pī'ō-nə-frō'sĭs)
n.
The accumulation of purulent urine in the pelvis and calices of the kidneys, usually the result of bacterial infection following obstruction of the ureter.

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