- cystopyelonephritis
- Inflammation of the bladder, the pelvis of the kidney, and the kidney parenchyma. [cysto- + G. pyelos, trough (pelvis), + nephros, kidney, + -itis, inflammation]
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cys·to·py·elo·ne·phri·tis -.pī-(ə-)lō-ni-'frīt-əs n, pl -ne·phrit·i·des -'frit-ə-.dēz also -ne·phri·tis·es -'frīt-ə-səz inflammation of the urinary bladder and of the cortex and pelvis of one or both kidneys* * *
cys·to·py·elo·ne·phri·tis (sis″to-pi″ə-lo-nə-friґtis) [cysto- + pyelonephritis] combined cystitis and pyelonephritis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.