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Nephrology - 7 dictionary results

ne⋅phrol⋅o⋅gy

[nuh-frol-uh-jee]
–noun
the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.

Origin:
1835–45; nephro- + -logy


ne⋅phrol⋅o⋅gist, noun
ne·phrol·o·gy   (nə-frŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The science that deals with the kidneys, especially their functions or diseases.
ne·phrol'o·gist n.

Nephrology

Ne*phrol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a kidney + -logy.] A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

nephrology [(nuh-frol-uh-jee)]

The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the kidneys.


Main Entry: ne·phrol·o·gy
Pronunciation: ni-'fräl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: amedical specialty concerned with the kidneys and especially with their structure, functions, or diseases

nephrology ne·phrol·o·gy (nə-frŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The medical science that deals with the kidneys, especially their functions or diseases.


ne·phrol'o·gist n.

nephrology   (nə-frŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of medicine that deals with functions and diseases of the kidneys.
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