nephropathy

Noun

Meaning

a disease affecting the kidneys

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nephrosis kidney disease renal disorder nephritis nephritic nephoscope nephralgia nephron glomerulonephritis nephrotic syndrome nephelometer glomerular disease neph acute renal failure hepatopathy

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Antonyms

renal function

Hypernyms

uropathy

Hyponyms

nephritis polyuria bright's disease nephrosclerosis nephroangiosclerosis PKD

Phrases with the word

myeloma cast nephropathy membranous nephropathy obstructive nephropathy iga nephropathy cast nephropathy pregnancy-related hypertensive nephropathy

Anagrams

phrenopathy

Examples

Diabetic nephropathy See: Nephropathy Diabetic neuropathy See: Neuropathy Diabetic osteopathy Loss of foot bone as viewed by x-ray; often temporary. Source: Internet

Nephrosis is non-inflammatory nephropathy and nephritis is inflammatory kidney disease. Source: Internet

These include damage to the retina of the eye ( retinopathy ), blood vessels ( angiopathy ), the nervous system ( neuropathy ), or the kidneys ( nephropathy ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nephropathological nephropathologist nephropathology nephropexy nephrophane nephropid