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glomerulitis

American  
[gloh-mer-yuh-lahy-tis, gluh-] / gloʊˌmɛr jəˈlaɪ tɪs, glə- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.


Etymology

Origin of glomerulitis

First recorded in 1880–85; glomerul(us) + -itis

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