pyelonephritis

American

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

noun

Pathology.

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

pyelonephritis British

/ ˌpaɪələʊnɪˈfraɪtɪs /

noun

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

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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

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

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