adj
Meaning 1
Toxic to the kidneys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: renotoxic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nephrotoxic
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Meaning 2
toxic to the kidney
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negwhrós Proto-Hellenic *nekwhrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English nephrotoxic From nephro- + toxic.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: nefrotoksinen — poisonous to kidney tissue
- French: néphrotoxique — poisonous to kidney tissue
- German: nephrotoxisch — poisonous to kidney tissue
- Hungarian: nefrotoxikus — poisonous to kidney tissue
- Hungarian: vesetoxikus — poisonous to kidney tissue
- Portuguese: nefrotóxico — poisonous to kidney tissue
- Swedish: nefrotoxisk — poisonous to kidney tissue