Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyelonephritis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
pyelonephri-tis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From pyelo- (“relating to the renal pelvis”) + nephritis.

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What does pyelonephritis mean?
An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis
Where does pyelonephritis come from?
From pyelo- (“relating to the renal pelvis”) + nephritis.

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