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腎盂腎炎 (jinujinen) Japanese meaning: pyelonephritis | Kotomora

腎じん盂う腎じん炎えん

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pyelonephritis

Medical term for a bacterial infection of the kidney pelvis and kidney tissue. Often used in clinical contexts.

腎じん盂う腎じん炎えんは、発はつ熱ねつや背はい部ぶ痛

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Pyelonephritis can cause fever and back pain.

Kanji

腎kidney
盂bowl
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

膀ぼう胱こう炎えん
膀胱炎 is cystitis (bladder infection), while 腎盂腎炎 is a more serious upper urinary tract infection involving the kidney.

Word family

急きゅう性せい腎じん盂う腎じん炎えん
acute pyelonephritis

Built from

腎じん盂う+腎じん炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 腎盂 (renal pelvis) and 腎炎 (nephritis). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical condition.