Synonyms & related words for hydronephrosis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hydronephrosis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hydronephrosis

Explore words related to hydronephrosis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nephrosis, urolithiasis, pyelonephritis, pyelonephritic, nephropathy, nephroptosis, hematuric, cholestasis. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hydronephrosis come from?

The word hydronephrosis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: hydro, from Greek hydor (“water”); nephr, from Greek nephros (“kidney”); and -osis, from Greek osis (“condition, abnormal state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.