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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by bacterial infection.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Inflammation of the kidney and the renal pelvis.

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  • noun medicine An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

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  • noun inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek puelos, basin; see pyelitis + nephritis.]

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pyelo- +‎ nephritis

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Examples

  • Infection involving mainly the kidney is called pyelonephritis, or an upper urinary tract infection.

    unknown title 2009

  • Infection involving mainly the kidney is called pyelonephritis, or an upper urinary tract infection.

    unknown title 2009

  • You could have pyelonephritis which is the inflammation of the renal pelvis and renal medulla

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • Reflux can cause kidney infections (pyelonephritis), which can lead to permanent damage to the kidneys.

    DOVE Center for Voiding, Bladder Function Problems 2010

  • Once I backwashed into my UCTBFHD and ended up admitted as an inpatient with pyelonephritis and I haven't used it since.

    BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • I saw a woman today in follow up who had been to the ER for a pyelonephritis and told, "Why didn't you come in sooner?" who'd had a respiratory infection preceding the UTI.

    Archive 2008-04-01 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • Red melon is a real medicine against many diseases: kidney's problems, nephritis, pyelonephritis, constipation, acnee, red skin.

    Red melon -a cure for diseases 2008

  • I saw a woman today in follow up who had been to the ER for a pyelonephritis and told, "Why didn't you come in sooner?" who'd had a respiratory infection preceding the UTI.

    An Open Request to Everyone Who Works in an Emergency Room 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • These symptoms suggest that infection has spread to the kidneys, resulting in pyelonephritis, a serious problem that requires medical treatment.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • Severe upper urinary tract infections: pyelonephritis.

    Chapter 4 1993

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