nephrosis

Noun

Meaning

a disease affecting the kidneys

a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nephropathy nephrotic syndrome kidney disease renal disorder kidney edema nephritis hyperlipidemia nephritic glomerulonephritis renal failure hypoproteinemia renal insufficiency Alport syndrome focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
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Antonyms

renal function

Hypernyms

syndrome uropathy

Hyponyms

nephritis polyuria bright's disease nephrosclerosis nephroangiosclerosis PKD

Related terms

nephritis nephropathy

Anagrams

personish phronesis

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

nephroscopy nephrosic nephrosiderosis nephrosphere nephrosplenic nephrostogram