pyelonephritis

py·e·lo·ne·phri·tis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh-]
- /ˌpaɪ ə loʊ nəˈfraɪ tɪs, paɪˌɛl oʊ-/
- /pˌaɪɪləʊnfrˈaɪtɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh-]
- /ˌpaɪ ə loʊ nəˈfraɪ tɪs, paɪˌɛl oʊ-/

Definitions of pyelonephritis word

noun pyelonephritis inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection. 1
noun pyelonephritis inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis 0
noun pyelonephritis infection of one or both kidneys, usually involving both the pelvis and the functional tissue 0

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Origin of pyelonephritis

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; pyelo- + nephritis

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Parts of speech for Pyelonephritis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pyelonephritis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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