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cystopyelonephritis

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cystopyelonephritis

[¦sis·tə‚pī·ə‚lō·nə′frīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the urinary bladder, renal pelvis, and renal parenchyma.
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Chronic retention of urine and vaginal secretions can lead to cystitis, vaginitis, and cervicitis which may develop into chronic pelvic inflammation and chronic recurrent cystopyelonephritis.
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