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glomerulonephritis - 4 dictionary results

glo⋅mer⋅u⋅lo⋅ne⋅phri⋅tis

[gloh-mer-yuh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, gluh-]
–noun Pathology.
a kidney disease affecting the capillaries of the glomeruli, characterized by albuminuria, edema, and hypertension.

Origin:
1885–90; glomerul(us) + -o- + nephritis
glo·mer·u·lo·ne·phri·tis   (glō-měr'yə-lō-nə-frī'tĭs)   
n.  A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the renal glomeruli.

[glomerul(us) + nephritis.]

Main Entry: glo·mer·u·lo·ne·phri·tis
Pronunciation: -"mer-(y)&-lO-ni-'frIt-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glo·mer·u·lo·ne·phrit·i·des /-'frit-&-"dEz/
: nephritis marked by inflammation of the capillaries ofthe renal glomeruli

glomerulonephritis glo·mer·u·lo·ne·phri·tis (glō-měr'yə-lō-nə-frī'tĭs)
n.
Renal disease marked by bilateral inflammatory changes in glomeruli that are not the result of kidney infection. Also called glomerular nephritis.

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