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Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hydronephrosis â literally water inside the kidney â refers to distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces, usually caused by obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney. Untreated, it leads to progressive atrophy of the kidney.
Unformatted text preview: The diagnostic term that means inflamed kidney and renal pelvis: hydronephrosis nephrohypertrophy trac heloc ystitis pyelonephritis 13. The diagnostic term that means kidney tumor or swelling: nephrolithiasis nephroma pyelitis c ystolith 14. The diagnostic term for a congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis is: hypospadias urinary retention epispadias poly/c ystic kidney 15.