nephropathicadj.
/ˌnɛfrəˈpaθɪk/, U.S. /ˌnɛfroʊˈpæθɪk/ Medicine.
Relating to or characterized by nephropathy.
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1916 Science 18 Feb. 252/2 ‘The Inhibition of the Toxicity of Anesthetics in the Nephropathic Kidney,’ by Wm. de B. MacNider.
1917 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 9) 655/1 Nephropathic.
1973 Nature 3 Aug. 289/2 In the nephropathic form of cystinosis, patients appear normal at birth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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