Phrase guide

urinary tract infection

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An infection that affects part of the urinary tract.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammatory disease

Narrower terms: cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَدْوَى الجِهَاز البَوْلِيّ (ʕadwā l-jihāz al-bawliyy) — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泌尿道感染 (mìniàodào gǎnrǎn) — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Finnish: virtsatietulehdus — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • French: infection urinaire — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • French: infection des voies urinaires — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • German: Harnwegsinfektion — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Hungarian: húgyúti fertőzés — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Italian: infezione delle vie urinarie — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Polish: zakażenie dróg moczowych — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Polish: infekcja dróg moczowych — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Russian: инфе́кция мочевыводя́щих путе́й (infékcija močevyvodjáščix putéj) — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Spanish: infección del tracto urinario — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Swedish: urinvägsinfektion — infection that affects part of the urinary tract
  • Turkish: idrar yolu enfeksiyonu — infection that affects part of the urinary tract