inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney
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py•e•li•tis
(pī′ə lī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
py•e•lit•ic
(pī′ə lit′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Pathologyinflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- Neo-Latin; see pyelo-, -itis
- 1835–45;
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