Medical term:

pyeloureterectasis

hy·dro·ne·phro·sis

(hī'drō-ne-frō'sis),

Dilation of the pelvis and calyces of one or both kidneys. This may result from obstruction to the flow of urine, vesicoureteral reflux, or it may be a primary congenital deformity without an apparent cause.

Synonym(s): pelvocaliectasis, pyeloureterectasis

[hydro- + G. nephros, kidney, + -osis, condition]

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py·e·lo·u·re·ter·ec·ta·sis

(pī'ĕ-lō-yŭr-ē'tĕr-ek'tă-sis)

Dilation of kidney pelvis and ureter, seen in hydronephrosis due to obstruction in the lower urinary tract.

[pyelo- + ureter + G. ektasis, a stretching]

pyeloureterectasis

(pī-ĕ-lō-ŭr-ĕ-tĕr-ĕk′tā-sĭs)

Dilatation of the pelvis of the kidney and ureter.

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