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[n] accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter |
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HYDRONEPHROSIS is a 14 letter word that starts with H. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy`dro*ne*phro"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. "y`dwr water +
? a kidney.] (Med.)
An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney,
occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Pathological chronic enlargement of the collecting channels of a kidney, leading to compression and eventual destruction of kidney tissue, and diminishing kidney functionning. |
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