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pyelonephritis

[ pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh- ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.


pyelonephritis

/ ËŒ±è²¹ÉªÉ™±ôəʊ²Ôɪˈ´Ú°ù²¹Éª³Ùɪ²õ /

noun

  1. inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis Compare pyelitis
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²â·±ð·±ô´Ç·²Ô±ð·±è³ó°ù¾±³Ù·¾±³¦ [pahy-, uh, -loh-n, uh, -, frit, -ik, pahy-el-oh-], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pyelonephritis1

First recorded in 1865–70; pyelo- + nephritis
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Example Sentences

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Billy’s official death record states he died of pyelonephritis, a urinary tract infection that affects one or both kidneys, according to niece Ida Cummings of Washington, D.C.

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I sat on the chair in my surgical gown, surveyed the table of swabs and sample pots, and flicked through a leaflet about a urinary tract infection called pyelonephritis.

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