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cystoureteropyelonephritis

cystoureteropyelonephritis noun: a medical condition involving inflammation or infection of the bladder, ureter, and kidney, usually caused by bacteria and occurring as a result of a urinary tract infection that spreads to the upper urinary tract.

Noun

cystoureteropyelonephritis (uncountable)

  1. A medical condition involving inflammation or infection of the bladder, ureter, and kidney, usually caused by bacteria and occurring as a result of a urinary tract infection that spreads to the upper urinary tract.

Origin of cystoureteropyelonephritis

From cysto- (“urinary bladder”) + uretero- (“ureter”) + pyelo- (“renal pelvis”) + nephritis (“inflammation of the kidney”).

Questions about cystoureteropyelonephritis

What does cystoureteropyelonephritis mean?
Cystoureteropyelonephritis means a medical condition involving inflammation or infection of the bladder, ureter, and kidney, usually caused by bacteria and occurring as a result of a urinary tract infection that spreads to the upper urinary tract.
What part of speech is cystoureteropyelonephritis?
Cystoureteropyelonephritis is a noun.

Words near cystoureteropyelonephritis in the dictionary

  1. cystotomies
  2. cystotomy
  3. cystoureterogram
  4. cystoureterograms
  5. cystoureterography
  6. cystoureteropyelonephritis
  7. cystourethography
  8. cystourethritis
  9. cystourethrocele
  10. cystourethroceles
  11. cystourethrogram

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