hydroureteronephrosis

noun

distension of the kidneys and ureter

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Meanings

nounhydroureteronephrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hydroureteronephroses)

plural hydroureteronephroses

  1. countableuncountablemedicinedistension 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

Origin

From hydro- + uretero- + nephrosis.

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