Pyelitis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    pyelonephritis countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inflammation of the renal pelvis wordnet

Synonyms

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pyelonephritispyelonephritis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυέλος (puélos, “oblong trough”) + -itis, from Proto-Indo-European *plu- (zero-grade form of *plew-) + *-elos. By surface analysis, pyel- + -itis.

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