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nephropyelitis

nephropyelitis noun: an infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis.

Noun

nephropyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural nephropyelitides)

  1. An infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis

Forms of nephropyelitis

pluralnephropyelitides

Origin of nephropyelitis

From nephro- + pyelitis. By surface analysis, nephr- + -o- + pyel- + -itis.

Questions about nephropyelitis

What does nephropyelitis mean?
Nephropyelitis means an infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis.
What part of speech is nephropyelitis?
Nephropyelitis is a noun.
What is the plural of nephropyelitis?
The plural of nephropyelitis is nephropyelitides.

Words near nephropyelitis in the dictionary

  1. nephroprotectors
  2. nephropsid
  3. nephropsids
  4. nephroptosis
  5. nephroptotic
  6. nephropyelitis
  7. nephropyosis
  8. nephrorrhaphies
  9. nephrorrhaphy
  10. nephros
  11. nephroscleroses

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