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‖ hydronephrosis Path.|ˌhaɪdrəʊnɪˈfrəʊsɪs| [mod. f. Gr. ὑδρο- water + νεϕρ-ός kidney + -osis.] A distended condition of the ureter, the pelvis, and the renal calices caused by an obstruction of the outflow of urine; dropsy of the kidney.
1847–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 81/2 Atrophy of the kidney with..hydronephrosis. 1890Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1299/1 Hydronephrosis in former times was treated by tapping. So hydronephrotic |-nɪˈfrɒtɪk| [f. prec.: cf. amaurosis, amaurotic] a., relating to, characteristic of, or affected with hydronephrosis.
1866–80A. Flint Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 901 A very large hydronephrotic sac sometimes consists of a single cavity. 1891Lancet 18 Apr. 885/1 Specimens of hydronephrotic kidneys. |