glomerulonephritis
glomerulonephritis
Definition
glo·meru·lo·nephri·tis (glō mer′yo̵̅o̅ lō′ne frīt′is)
noun
a type of nephritis characterized by inflamed glomeruli and probably caused by certain antibody-antigen complexes in the blood filtering through the kidney
Etymology: ModL: see glomerulus & nephritis
glomerulonephritis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: If these filtering units get inflamed ( swollen ) for some reason ( see causes ) this is called glomerulonephritis.
- necrotising: Segmental necrotising glomerulonephritis with antineutrophil antibody: possible arbovirus etiology.
Adjective modifier
- progressive: Patients may present with life-threatening renal failure due to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis requiring urgent dialysis and immunosuppression.
- membranous: It is sometimes called membranous nephritis or membranous glomerulonephritis.
- segmental: Renal disease is characteristic and the typical histological appearance is a focal segmental necrotising glomerulonephritis.
- focal: Renal disease is characteristic and the typical histological appearance is a focal segmental necrotising glomerulonephritis.
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