nephrotic syndrome

Noun

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

nephrosis edema hyperlipidemia nephropathy proteinuria glomerulonephritis renal failure hypoproteinemia kidney disease renal disorder Alport syndrome anti-glomerular basement membrane disease minimal change disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis glomerular disease
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Hypernyms

syndrome

Close letter words and terms

nephrostome nephrostomy nephrotic nephrotic syndrome have been reported nephrotome nephrotomic