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Where does “pyelonephritic” come from?

pyelonephritic (English) comes from English pyelonephritis, from English nephritis, from Ancient Greek νεφρῖτις, from Ancient Greek νεφρός, from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

pyelonephritic (English): Relating to pyelonephritis

Definitions

  1. Relating to pyelonephritis

Ancestry of “pyelonephritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyelonephritisAn ascending urinary tract infection of the renal...
2EnglishnephritisInflammation of the kidney
3Ancient Greekνεφρῖτις—
4Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
5Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
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