vesicoureteric reflux
/ˌvɛsɪkəʊˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk
/ /ˈviː-/noun [mass noun] Medicine
Flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters, arising from defective valves and causing a high risk of kidney infection.Bright echoes, representing microbubbles can now be seen in the renal pelvis, indicating vesicoureteric reflux....
- They showed vesicoureteric reflux in 19 of 86 study children and 2 of 19 control children.
- In Switzerland vesicoureteric reflux is now detected earlier than in the past.
Origin
1960s: vesicoureteric from Latin vesica 'bladder' + ureteric (see ureter).
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