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Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection
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pyelonephritis
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n. (context medicine English) An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.
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Pyelonephritis (from Greek πύελο|ς pýelo|s , "basin" + νεφρ|ός nepʰrós , " kidney " + suffix -itis suggesting " inflammation ") is an inflammation of the kidney tissue , calyces , and renal pelvis . It is commonly caused by bacterial infection that has ...
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n. inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection
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What, pray tell, is the common denominator between pyelonephritis and Munchausen syndrome by proxy?