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nephritis Definition

ne·phri·tis (nə frītəs)

noun

an acute or chronic disease of the kidneys, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, fibrosis, etc.

Etymology: LL < Gr nephritis: see nephro- & -itis

nephritis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: For example, there is evidence that subsets of anti-DNA antibodies cause lupus nephritis.
  • have: On the other hand it is possible that many patients identified as having hypertensive renal disease actually have indolent nephritis.
  • develop: The other 2, who presented 10 days after consumption of the mushrooms, developed severe interstitial nephritis and did not recover renal function.

Adjective modifier

  • crescentic: Large kidneys may indicate an acute or crescentic nephritis that may require urgent treatment.
  • interstitial: Cases of interstitial nephritis have been reported which have sometimes resulted in renal failure.
  • acute: Renal and Urinary Disorders Very rare: Acute interstitial nephritis.
  • chronic: He died in Sydney of chronic nephritis on 23 January 1930 leaving an estate valued for probate at £ 14 644.
  • hereditary: Their research will include other breeds as well, but they are only investigating hereditary nephritis.
  • mesangial: My kidney biopsy showed mesangial nephritis and it responded well to steroids.

Modifies a noun

  • patient: A proportion of Lupus nephritis patients in endstage renal failure still require immunosuppression.

Noun used with modifier

  • lupus: Mild cases of lupus nephritis can often simply be observed without any specific treatment; in such cases a biopsy is unnecessary.
  • interstitial: Up to top Chronic interstitial nephritis Chronic means something that continues without going away.

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