CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone or with narrowing of the urinary passageways

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("chronic pyelonephritis" is a kind of...):

pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection)

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