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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyonephrosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-onephro-sis
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infection of the renal collecting system, in which pus collects in the renal pelvis and causes distension of the kidney.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pyo- + nephrosis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyonephroses (plural)

Synonyms

nephropyosis

Questions

What does pyonephrosis mean?
An infection of the renal collecting system, in which pus collects in the renal pelvis and causes distension of the kidney.
Where does pyonephrosis come from?
From pyo- + nephrosis.

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