Definition of
nephrosis has definitions from the fields of medicine,pathology
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[ noun ] (medicine,pathology) a disease affecting the kidneys

Synonyms

nephropathy renal_disorder kidney_disease

Related terms

disease uropathy nephritis nephroangiosclerosis pkd polyuria renal_failure renal_insufficiency

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[ noun ] (medicine) 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

Synonyms

nephrotic_syndrome

Related terms

syndrome

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

N AH0 F R OW1 S AH0 S

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