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The word “hydro” represents “water” and “nephro” represents “kidney”.
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Al-Salem, A.H. (2017). Hydronephrosis in Infants and Children. In: An Illustrated Guide to Pediatric Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44182-5_2
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