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noun
A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nephritis, nephropathy
noun
nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nephritis, Bright's disease
History
Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.
Across languages
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