pyelonephroses

py·e·lo·ne·phro·sis

[pahy-uh-loh-nuh-froh-sis, pahy-el-oh-]
noun Pathology.
any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.

Origin:
pyelo- + nephrosis

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pyelonephrosis py·e·lo·ne·phro·sis (pī'ə-lō-nə-frō'sĭs)
n.
Disease of the pelvis of the kidney.

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