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Cystitis vs Pyelonephritis - What's the difference?

cystitis | pyelonephritis |

As nouns the difference between cystitis and pyelonephritis

is that cystitis is inflammation of the urinary bladder while pyelonephritis is an ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

cystitis

English

Noun

(cystitides)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the urinary bladder.

    • Derived terms

    * cystitic

    pyelonephritis

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * pyelitis

    See also

    * urosepsis