pyelonephrosis

pyelonephrosis
Obsolete term for any disease of the pelvis of the kidney. [pyelo- + G. nephros, kidney, + -osis, condition]

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py·elo·ne·phro·sis (pi″ə-lo-nə-froґsis) [pyelo- + nephr- + -osis] disease of the kidney and renal pelvis; see pyelonephritis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • pyelonephrosis — /puy euh loh neuh froh sis, puy el oh /, n. Pathol. any disease of the kidney and its pelvis. [PYELO + NEPHROSIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • pyelonephrosis — n. inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pyelonephrosis — py·elo·nephrosis …   English syllables

  • pyelonephrosis — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pyel + nephrosis : disease of the kidney and its pelvis * * * /puy euh loh neuh froh sis, puy el oh /, n. Pathol. any disease of the kidney and its pelvis. [PYELO + NEPHROSIS] …   Useful english dictionary

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