nephrotic syndrome

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nephrotic syndrome - 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

nephrosis

syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

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nephrosis syndrome			He was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome when he was six. Helping football-mad Adam by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The condition, called nephrotic syndrome, means the kidneys leak protein and is usually successfully managed with steroids. Boy, 15, is killed by heart problem; BLOOD CONDITION WAS FATAL by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) But determined not to give up, her mum and dad have thrown themselves into organising fundraisers for the Nephrotic Syndrome Trust, which funds research into the disease. Superhero help for people like Millie; Friends lend a hand for charity by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			nephro- nephroangiosclerosis nephroblastoma nephrocalcinosis nephrogenic diabetes insipidus nephrogenous nephrolepis Nephrolepis exaltata Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis Nephrolepis pectinata nephrolith nephrolithiasis nephrolithic nephrology nephron nephropathy Nephrops Nephrops norvegicus Nephropsidae nephroptosia nephroptosis nephrosclerosis nephroscope nephrosis nephrostome nephrotic syndrome nephrotomy nephrotoxic nephrotoxin Nephthys nephthytis Nephthytis afzelii Nepidae nepionic nepit Nepos Nepotal Nepotic nepotism Nepotist Neptune Neptune powder Neptune's cup Neptunian Neptunian races Neptunian theory Neptunianism Neptunicentric neptunism neptunium neptunium series			nephrosclerosis nephrosclerosis nephroscope nephroscope nephroscopy nephroses nephroses nephroses nephrosis nephrosis nephrosis nephrosis Nephrosis, lipoid nephrosonephritis nephrosplenic entrapment nephrostogram nephrostolithotomy nephrostoma nephrostomas nephrostomata nephrostome nephrostome Nephrostomy nephrostomy catheter Nephrostomy, percutaneous nephrotic nephrotic nephrotic nephrotic edema nephrotic range nephrotic syndrome Nephrotic Syndrome of Lupus Nephritis Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Resistant, Autosomal Recessive Nephrotic syndromes Nephrotic syndromes Nephrotic syndromes Nephrotome Nephrotome nephrotomies nephrotomies nephrotomies nephrotomogram nephrotomography nephrotomy nephrotomy nephrotomy nephrotoxic nephrotoxic Nephrotoxic Injury nephrotoxic nephritis nephrotoxic nephritis nephrotoxicity nephrotoxicity nephrotoxin nephrotoxin nephrotoxins nephrotoxins nephrotrophic nephrotropic nephrotuberculosis nephrotuberculosis

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