Where does “pyelonephritis” come from?
Pyelonephritis is a modern English medical term formed with the suffix -itis, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek νεφρός and Ancient Greek -ῖτις, denoting inflammation of the kidneys.
pyelonephritis (English): An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal...
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- An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal...
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