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English

pyonephrosis

From pyo- + nephrosis.

Formed from pyo- + nephrosis

Proto-Indo-European *puH- ‘rotten, foul’

Ancient Greek πύον ‘pus’

English pyo-

Today it means

noun An infection of the renal collecting system, in which pus collects in the renal pelvis and causes distension of the kidney.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pyonephrosis”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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