pyonephritis
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pyonephritis


Term: pyonephritis
Literally meaning:
Origin: Anc Greek
????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)
??????/nephros(-kidney)
-?????/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning ?pertaining to? or ?inflammation?.) It is feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun ? ?????/ e nosos /(=disease)
Coined/History
Definition
Pyonephritis is a suppurative inflammation of the kidney




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