lower nephron nephrosis


lower nephron nephrosis

[′lō·ər ′ne‚frän nə′frō·səs] (medicine) Retrogressive kidney changes following traumatic injury and other conditions producing shock; sometimes accompanied by distal and collecting tubule necrosis. Also known as acute tubular necrosis; crush kidney; hemoglobinuric nephrosis; ischemic tubulorrhexis.