PYELONEPHRITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

urinary tract infection (any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyelonephritis"):

acute pyelonephritis (pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection)

chronic pyelonephritis (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)

Credits