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noun
Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disease affecting the kidneys
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kidney disease, renal disorder, nephrosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: uropathy
Narrower terms: nephritis, Bright's disease, nephrosclerosis, nephroangiosclerosis, polycystic kidney disease, PKD, polyuria, renal failure, kidney failure, renal insufficiency
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negwhrós Proto-Hellenic *nekwhrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English nephropathy From nephro- + -pathy.
Across languages
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