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Glomerulonephritis vs Pyelonephritis - What's the difference?

glomerulonephritis | pyelonephritis |

In medicine terms the difference between glomerulonephritis and pyelonephritis

is that glomerulonephritis is a form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli while pyelonephritis is an ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

glomerulonephritis

English

Noun

(wikipedia glomerulonephritis) (en-noun)
  • (medicine) A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli

    • pyelonephritis

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * pyelitis

    See also

    * urosepsis