pyelonephritis

pyelonephritis
An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

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  • Pyelonephrītis — (griech.), Entzündung des Nierenbeckens und der Nierensubstanz, s. Nierenkrankheiten und Nierenoperationen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pyelonephritis — Pyelonephritis,   mit Beteiligung des angrenzenden Nierenparenchyms verlaufende Nierenbeckenentzündung. * * * Py|e|lo|ne|phri|tis, die; , ...itiden [↑Nephritis] (Med.): gleichzeitige Entzündung von Nierenbecken u. Nieren …   Universal-Lexikon

  • pyelonephritis — [pī΄ə lō΄nə frīt′əs] n. [< Gr pyelos (see PYELITIS) + NEPHRITIS] infection of one or both kidneys, usually involving both the pelvis and the functional tissue …   English World dictionary

  • Pyelonephritis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 N10 Akute Pyelonephritis N11.0 Nichtobstruktive, mit Reflux verbundene chronische Pyelonephritis N11.1 Chronische …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pyelonephritis — ICD9 = ICD9|590, ICD9|592.9 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = 000522 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1959 DiseasesDB = 29255 DiseasesDB mult = DiseasesDB2|11052 MeshID = D011704 Pyelonephritis is an ascending urinary tract… …   Wikipedia

  • pyelonephritis — pyelonephritic /puy euh loh neuh frit ik, puy el oh /, adj. /puy euh loh neuh fruy tis, puy el oh /, n. Pathol. inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection. [1865 70; PYELO + NEPHRITIS] * * * Infection (usually… …   Universalium

  • Pyelonephritis — Bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slow, subtle, and stubborn). It is most often due to the ascent of bacteria from the bladder up the ureters to infect the kidneys. The symptoms of pyelonephritis… …   Medical dictionary

  • pyelonephritis — n. bacterial infection of the kidney substance. In acute pyelonephritis, the patient has pain in the loins, a high temperature, and shivering fits. Treatment is by the administration of an appropriate antibiotic, and a full urological… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • pyelonephritis — noun inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection • Hypernyms: ↑urinary tract infection • Hyponyms: ↑acute pyelonephritis, ↑chronic pyelonephritis …   Useful english dictionary

  • pyelonephritis gravidarum — pyelonephritis of pregnancy a renal infection during pregnancy characterized by dilatation of the renal pelvis and the ureters; some degree of ureteric obstruction may be caused by the gravid uterus …   Medical dictionary

  • pyelonephritis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1866 inflammation of both the lining of the pelvis and the parenchyma of the kidney • pyelonephritic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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