Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The presence of pus in the kidney and its pelvis.
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- noun An
infection of therenal collecting system, in whichpus collects in the renalpelvis and causesdistension of thekidney .
Etymologies
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pyo- + nephrosis
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In both instances the condition was associated with pyonephrosis.
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In both instances the condition was associated with pyonephrosis.
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