Pyelonephritis Definition

pīə-lō-nĭ-frītĭs
noun
Infection of one or both kidneys, usually involving both the pelvis and the functional tissue.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pyelonephritis

Noun

Singular:
pyelonephritis
Plural:
pyelonephritides

Origin of Pyelonephritis

  • Greek puelos basin pyelitis nephritis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • pyelo- +"Ž nephritis

    From Wiktionary

Pyelonephritis Sentence Examples

  • Infection of the upper urinary tract involves the spread of bacteria to the kidney and is called pyelonephritis.

  • Animal experiments have documented the ability of these organisms to cause acute pyelonephritis by the ascending route of infection against urine flow.

  • These are good reasons to explain why the term ' chronic pyelonephritis ' has fallen into disuse.

  • Acute bacterial pyelonephritis is the most severe clinical syndrome associated with urinary tract infection (UTI ).

  • These symptoms indicate pyelonephritis (spread of the infection to the upper urinary tract).

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