pyelonephritis
[ pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh- ]
nounPathology.
inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
Origin of pyelonephritis
1Other words from pyelonephritis
- py·e·lo·ne·phrit·ic [pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frit-ik, pahy-el-oh-], /ˌpaɪ ə loʊ nəˈfrɪt ɪk, paɪˌɛl oʊ-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pyelonephritis
pyelonephritis
/ (ˌpaɪələʊnɪˈfraɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis: Compare pyelitis
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