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. inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis Compare pyelitis

Other Word Forms

• pyelonephritic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyelonephritis¹

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.

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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.

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