glomerulonephritis

Noun

Meaning

nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

kidney nephritis nephropathy Crohn's disease hydronephrosis nephrosis ankylosing spondylitis dermatomyositis nephrolithiasis nephrotic syndrome glomerular Churg-Strauss syndrome glomerular disease anti-glomerular basement membrane disease cryoglobulinemia

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Hypernyms

nephritis bright's disease

Related terms

glomerulosclerosis glomerulopathy

Phrases with the word

membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis crescentic glomerulonephritis fibrillary glomerulonephritis focal glomerulonephritis lupus glomerulonephritis

Examples

Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN) is an uncommon complication of either a strep throat or a streptococcal skin infection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

glomeruloid glomerulomegaly glomerulonephritic glomerulonephropathy glomerulonephrosis glomerulopathic