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hydroureteronephrosis

hydroureteronephrosis noun: distension of the kidneys and ureter.

Noun

hydroureteronephrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hydroureteronephroses)

  1. distension of the kidneys and ureter
    • Ultrasonography showed bilateral hydroureteronephrosis with distended, thick walled bladder.2015 June 3, Shashi Verma et al., “Megalourethra with Y-Type Duplication of Urethra Presented as Perianal Fistula: A Rare Case Report”, in Case Reports in Urology, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of hydroureteronephrosis

pluralhydroureteronephroses

Origin of hydroureteronephrosis

From hydro- + uretero- + nephrosis.

Questions about hydroureteronephrosis

What does hydroureteronephrosis mean?
Hydroureteronephrosis means distension of the kidneys and ureter.
What part of speech is hydroureteronephrosis?
Hydroureteronephrosis is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroureteronephrosis?
The plural of hydroureteronephrosis is hydroureteronephroses.

Words near hydroureteronephrosis in the dictionary

  1. hydrotungstite
  2. hydroturbine
  3. hydroturbines
  4. hydroureter
  5. hydroureteronephroses
  6. hydroureteronephrosis
  7. hydroureters
  8. hydrouria
  9. hydrous
  10. hydrous pyrolyses
  11. hydrous pyrolysis

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