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Pyelonephritis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -itis

Pyelonephritis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

2

An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis

See Also
nephropathy pyelonephritic pyelitis infection pyelonephritogenic pelvis pyelo urosepsis
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
urinary tract infection
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
acute pyelonephritis chronic pyelonephritis
Rhyming Words
tis utis itis otis batis bitis artis métis yetis metis cutis fetis ottis vitis satis mitis pitis mentis cystis iritis
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