Term: pyonephritis
Literally meaning:
Origin: Anc Greek
πύον/pyon(=pus) > πύθω/pytho(=rot, stink)
νεφρός/nephros(-kidney)
-ίτιδα/-itida (=-itis, suffix meaning “pertaining to” or “inflammation”.) It is feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun η νόσος/ e nosos /(=disease)
Coined/History
Definition
Pyonephritis is a suppurative inflammation of the kidney
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