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adj
Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or relating to the kidneys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: nephric, renal
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noun
Someone with nephritis.
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adjective
of or relating to the kidneys
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: renal
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adjective
affected by nephritis
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History
From Middle English neufretic, from Medieval Latin nefreticus; compare Classical Latin nephrīticus; equivalent to nephritis + -ic = nephr- (“kidney”) + itis (“inflammation”) + -ic (“related”).
Across languages
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