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Pelvis vs Pyelonephritis - What's the difference?

pelvis | pyelonephritis |

As nouns the difference between pelvis and pyelonephritis

is that pelvis is while pyelonephritis is (medicine) an ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

pelvis

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.
  • (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter

    • Related terms

    * * (cavity)

    See also

    * ("pelvis" on Wikipedia) * (hip bone) * bone * coccyx * hip * hipbone * ilium * innominate bone * ischium * os coxae * pubis * sacrum ----

    pyelonephritis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pyelonephritis)
  • (medicine) An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

    • Synonyms

    * pyelitis

    See also

    * urosepsis