pyelonephritis

[ pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

pyelonephritis

/ ˌpaɪələʊnɪˈfraɪtɪs /

noun

1. See pyelitis
   inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis Compare pyelitis

Other Words From

• py·e·lo·ne·phrit·ic [pahy-, uh, -loh-n, uh, -, frit, -ik, pahy-el-oh-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyelonephritis¹

First recorded in 1865–70; pyelo- + nephritis