nephritis

ne·phri·tis

 (nə-frī′tĭs)

n. pl. ne·phrit·i·des (-frĭt′ĭ-dēz′) or ne·phri·tis·es

Any of various acute or chronic inflammations of the kidneys, such as Bright's disease.

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nephritis

(nɪˈfraɪtɪs)

n

(Pathology) inflammation of a kidney

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ne•phri•tis

(nəˈfraɪ tɪs)

n.

inflammation of the kidneys, esp. in Bright's disease.

[1570–80; < Late Latin nephrītis kidney disease < Greek nephrîtis. See nephro-, -itis]

ne•phrit′ic (-ˈfrɪt ɪk) adj.

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ne·phri·tis

(nə-frī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the kidneys.

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nephritis

any of various acute and chronic diseases of the kidneys involving inflammation, degeneration, etc. — nephritic, nephritical, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

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nephritis

Inflammation of a kidney.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nephritis - an inflammation of the kidney Bright's disease kidney disease, nephropathy, renal disorder, nephrosis - a disease affecting the kidneys glomerulonephritis - 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

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Translations

nefrite

нефрит

nephritis

[neˈfraɪtɪs] N → nefritis f

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nephritis

n → Nierenentzündung f, → Nephritis f (spec)

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nephritis

[nɪˈfraɪtɪs] n (Med) → nefrite f

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ne·phri·tis

n. nefritis, infl. del riñón;

acute ___ → ___ aguda;

analgesic ___ → ___ analgésica;

chronic ___ → ___ crónica;

focal ___ → ___ focal;

glomerular ___ → ___ glomerular;

hemorrhagic ___ → ___ hemorrágica;

hereditary ___ → ___ hereditaria;

immune complex ___ → ___ de complejo inmune;

interstitial ___ → ___ intersticial;

lupus ___ → ___ lipomatosa;

suppurative ___ → ___ supurativa;

syphilitic ___ → ___ sifilítica.

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nephritis

n nefritis f

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