pyelitis
pyelitis · pyelitides
PyelonephritisPyelonephritis
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Pyelonephritis
More definitions
- inflammation of the renal pelvis
Origin
From Ancient Greek πυέλος (puélos, “oblong trough”) + -itis, from Proto-Indo-European *pluFrom Ancient Greek πυέλος (puélos, “oblong trough”) + -itis, from Proto-Indo-European *plu- (zero-grade form of *plew-) + *-elos. By surface analysis, pyel- + -itis.
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Forms
plural: pyelitides| Singular | pyelitis |
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irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable