Glomerulonephritis Definition

glō-mĕryə-lō-nə-frītĭs
noun
A type of nephritis characterized by inflamed glomeruli and probably caused by certain antibody-antigen complexes in the blood filtering through the kidney.
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Noun

Singular:
glomerulonephritis
Plural:
glomerulonephrites, glomerulonephritides

Origin of Glomerulonephritis

  • glomerul(us) nephritis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Glomerulonephritis Sentence Examples

  • If these filtering units get inflamed (swollen) for some reason (see causes) this is called glomerulonephritis.

  • Patients may present with life-threatening renal failure due to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis requiring urgent dialysis and immunosuppression.

  • It is sometimes called membranous nephritis or membranous glomerulonephritis.

  • Renal disease is characteristic and the typical histological appearance is a focal segmental necrotising glomerulonephritis.

  • Treatment for scarlet fever is intended to offset the possibility of serious complications such as rheumatic fever (a heart disease) or kidney inflammation (glomerulonephritis) can develop.

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