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diabetic glomerulosclerosis

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diabetic glomerulosclerosis

noun
Rounded hyaline or laminated nodules in the periphery of the renal glomeruli with capillary basement membrane thickening and increased mesangial matrix. Also called intercapillary glomerulosclerosis.

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