pyelonephritis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pyelonephritis
n.
inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis (Medicine)
Pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritis (from
Greek πύελο|ς
pýelo|s, "basin" + νεφρ|ός
nepʰrós, "
kidney" + suffix
-itis suggesting "
inflammation") is an inflammation of the kidney
tissue,
calyces, and
renal pelvis. It is commonly caused by bacterial infection that has spread up the
urinary tract or travelled through the bloodstream to the kidneys.
pyelonephritis
Noun
1. inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection
(hypernym) urinary tract infection
(hyponym) acute pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritis (die)
nf.
pyelonephrosis, inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis (Medicine)
Pyelonephritis
Bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slow, subtle, and stubborn). It is most often due the ascent of bacteria from the bladder up the ureters to infect the kidneys.
