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Meaning of HYDRONEPHROSIS

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
 
 See Also: pathology

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 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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