pyelonephritis

American  

[pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh-] / ˌpaɪ ə loʊ nəˈfraɪ tɪs, paɪˌɛl oʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.

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pyelonephritis British  

/ ˌpaɪələʊnɪˈfraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis Compare pyelitis

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Other Word Forms

• pyelonephritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyelonephritis

First recorded in 1865–70; pyelo- + nephritis

Example Sentences

Billy’s official death record states he died of pyelonephritis, a urinary tract infection that affects one or both kidneys, according to niece Ida Cummings of Washington, D.C.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2016

I sat on the chair in my surgical gown, surveyed the table of swabs and sample pots, and flicked through a leaflet about a urinary tract infection called pyelonephritis.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2014

This is the stage traditionally known as Bright's disease, in which pyelonephritis may be indistinguishable from glomerulonephritis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the inflammation usually involves other parts of the kidney as well, it is given the more inclusive name of pyelonephritis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctor, what's been your experience with unilateral pyelonephritis?

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