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Hydronephrosis

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Hy`dro`ne`phro´sis
n.1.(Med.) An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages.
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Noun1.hydronephrosis - accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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