nephritic
Britishadjective
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of or relating to the kidneys
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relating to or affected with nephritis
Example Sentences
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Back in Santo Domingo white-haired nephritic President Horacio Vasquez prudently sent his wife to the American Legation, retired to the city's fortress, took command of the garrison.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pathologists would like to get Hero Jones's nephritic kidney slices for a study by paleopathologists, who try to determine the history and pattern of disease.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two weeks later, altogether six weeks after the albumin was first discovered, he died in nephritic coma.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Use as little salt as possible in nephritic conditions.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
SPLEENWORT.—It is recommended as a pectoral, and for promoting urine in nephritic cases.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
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