- perinephric abscess
- a collection of pus around the kidney, usually secondary to pyonephrosis.
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an abscess outside the parenchyma of the kidney but within the renal capsule. Cf. paranephric a. and perinephritis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
perinephric abscess
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