pyelitis
[ pahy-uh-lahy-tis ]
/ ˌpaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs /
noun Pathology.
inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
OTHER WORDS FROM pyelitis
py·e·lit·ic [pahy-uh-lit-ik] /ˌpaɪ əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby pyelitis
pycnostyle,
pydna,
pye,
pye-dog,
pyelectasis,
pyelitis,
pyelo-,
pyelocaliceal,
pyelocaliectasis,
pyelocystitis,
pyelofluoroscopy
Example sentences from the Web for pyelitis
Pyelitis, tuberculosis, and latent otitis media occur with nervous children as with others and must not be overlooked.
The Nervous Child |Hector Charles CameronPyelitis of the renal pelvis is not seldom met in pregnancy.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'MalleyThe kidneys were large, but no abscesses or pyelitis were present.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry MakinsPyelitis, pī-e-lī′tis, n. inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney—also Endonephritis.
British Dictionary definitions for pyelitis
Derived forms of pyelitis
pyelitic (ˌpaɪəˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for pyelitis
pyelitis
[ pī′ə-lī′tĭs ]
n.
Acute inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney, caused by bacterial infection.