nephritis

American  

[nuh-frahy-tis] / nəˈfraɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.

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nephritis British  

/ nɪˈfraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of a kidney

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nephritis Scientific  

/ nə-frī′tĭs /

1. Inflammation of the kidneys.

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Other Word Forms

• nephritic adjective
• nonnephritic adjective
• postnephritic adjective
• prenephritic adjective
• unnephritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of nephritis

1570–80; < Late Latin nephrītis a disease of the kidneys < Greek nephrîtis. See nephr-, -itis

Example Sentences

The Swiss pharma group said Monday that the FDA also approved a shorter 90-minute waiting time between infusions for eligible patients with the disease, lupus nephritis.

From The Wall Street Journal

The former Disney Channel child star revealed in 2017 that she had undergone a kidney transplant due to lupus nephritis, where the autoimmune disease lupus causes a person’s kidneys to fail.

From Los Angeles Times

When he died on January 6, 1884 of chronic nephritis and possible cardiovascular problems, he was regarded as a kindly and intelligent Augustinian friar and abbot of his monastery — but not much else.

From Salon

The singer announced Tuesday that she is partnering with Aurinia Pharmaceuticals to encourage people living with lupus nephritis to get tested regularly for kidney damage.

From Los Angeles Times

Charles Frazier Stanley Jr. was born on Sept. 25, 1932, in the farming community of Dry Fork, Va. When he was nine months old, his father died of nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys.

From New York Times