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chronic pyelonephritis (medicine) and squab(2) (iou)


chronic pyelonephritis (medicine)


chronic pyelonephritis
Chronic inflammation of the renal parenchyma and pelvis resulting from bacterial infection, characterised by calyceal deformities and overlying large flat renal scars with patchy distribution.


squab(2) (iou)



squab noun & adjective. M17.
[Origin uncertain: cf. Swedish dial. skvabb loose flesh, skvabba fat woman, skvabbig flabby. Cf. QUAB noun2, SQUAB interjection, SQUADDY adjective.]
A. noun.
a. A naive inexperienced person. Only in M17.
b. A newly hatched or very young bird; spec. a young pigeon. L17.
a. A settee, an ottoman, a couch. M17.
b. A thick or soft cushion, esp. one on a chair or settee; a cushion forming part of the inside fittings of a carriage; the padded back or side of a car seat. L17.
A short fat person. L17.
b. adjective.
(Of a person) short and fat; having a thick clumsy form; squat. L17.
Young and undeveloped; esp. (of a young bird) not fully fledged, newly hatched. E18.
Abrupt, blunt, curt. Only in M18.
Special collocations & comb.: squab chick = sense 1b above. squab cushion = sense 2b above. squab pie (a) pigeon pie; (b) [perh. from a different word] a pie made of mutton, pork, apples, and onions, with a thick crust.
squabbish adjective (rare) somewhat squab M17.