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pyelonephritis
[ pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh- ]
noun
, Pathology.
- inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
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- py·e·lo·ne·phrit·ic [pahy-, uh, -loh-n, uh, -, frit, -ik, pahy-el-oh-], adjective
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Origin of pyelonephritis1
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