Bright's disease
- a disease characterized by albuminuria and heightened blood pressure.
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Origin of Bright's disease
First recorded in 1825–35; named after R. Bright
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Bright's disease
- chronic inflammation of the kidneys; chronic nephritis
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Word Origin
C19: named after Richard Bright (1789–1858), British physician
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Bright's disease
"chronic nephritis," 1831, so called for English physician Richard Bright (1789-1858), who in 1827 first described it.
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Bright's disease
(brīts)- Any of several diseases of the kidney marked especially by edema and the presence of albumin in the urine.
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