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ne·phri·tis
\nə̇ˈfrīd.ə̇s, neˈf-\ noun
(plural nephrit·i·des \-rid.əˌdēz\ ; also nephri·tis·es)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from nephr- (from nephros kidney) + -itis; akin to Middle English nere kidney, Old High German nioro kidney, testicle, Old Norse nȳra kidney, Lanuvian nebrundines testicles
: inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma), being acute or chronic, and caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease
< parenchymatous nephritis >
< glomerular nephritis >
— distinguished from nephrosclerosis and nephrosis; compare bright's disease |