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ne·phrop·a·thy
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nəˈfrɒp
ə
θi
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n
uh
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frop
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noun
Pathology
.
any disease of the
kidney
.
Origin:
1915–20;
nephro-
+
-pathy
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neph·ro·path·ic
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rəˈpæθ
ɪk
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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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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