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NEPHROPATHY

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ne⋅phrop⋅a⋅thy

[nuh-frop-uh-thee]
–noun Pathology.
any disease of the kidney.

Origin:
1915–20; nephro- + -pathy


neph⋅ro⋅path⋅ic [nef-ruh-path-ik] , adjective
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ne·phrop·a·thy   (nə-frŏp'ə-thē)   
n.   pl. ne·phrop·a·thies
A disease or abnormality of the kidney.
neph'ro·path'ic (něf'rə-pāth'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: ne·phrop·a·thy
Pronunciation: ni-'fräp-&-thE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
: anabnormal state of the kidney; especially : one associated with or secondary to some other pathological process —neph·ro·path·ic /"nef-r&-'path-ik/ adjective
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nephropathy ne·phrop·a·thy (nə-frŏp'ə-thē)
n.
A disease of the kidney. Also called renopathy.


neph'ro·path'ic (něf'rə-pāth'ĭk) adj.

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