urinary tract infection

/ˌjʊrəˈnɛri trækt ɪnˌfɛkʃən/

/jurɪˈnɛri trækt ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

Other forms: urinary tract infections

Definitions of urinary tract infection

1. noun

   any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract
   types:

   cystitis

   inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters

   pyelonephritis

   inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

   urethritis

   inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination

   acute pyelonephritis

   pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection

   chronic pyelonephritis

   pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone or with narrowing of the urinary passageways

   NGU, nongonococcal urethritis

   sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia)

   NSU, nonspecific urethritis

   inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause

   type of:

   inflammatory disease

   a disease characterized by inflammation