nephropyelitis

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noun

An infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis

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Meanings

nounnephropyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural nephropyelitides)

plural nephropyelitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn infection of the kidney and the renal pelvis

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pyelonephritis
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APA

nephropyelitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephropyelitis

MLA

“nephropyelitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephropyelitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephropyelitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephropyelitis.

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