What does urinary tract infection mean?
Sense 1urinary tract infection [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: Any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs Hypernyms (“urinary tract infection” is a kind of…): inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of “urinary tract infection”): 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)