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noun
A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nephrotic syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disease affecting the kidneys
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy
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
noun
a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nephrotic syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syndrome
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negwhrós Proto-Hellenic *nekwhrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English nephrosis From nephro- + -osis.
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