Meanings
nounpyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural pyelitides)
plural pyelitides
- countableuncountablepyelonephritis
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*plu-
- Ancient Greekπυέλος“oblong trough”
- Englishpyelitis
From Ancient Greek πυέλος (puélos, “oblong trough”) + -itis, from Proto-Indo-European *plu- (zero-grade form of *plew-) + *-elos. By surface analysis, pyel- + -itis.
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APA
pyelitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyelitis
MLA
“pyelitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyelitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyelitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyelitis.
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