nephritic

/ (nɪˈfrɪtɪk) /

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adjective

of or relating to the kidneys

relating to or affected with nephritis

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Words nearby nephritic

nephrectomize, nephrectomy, nephric, nephridium, nephrite, nephritic, nephritis, nephro-, nephroblastoma, nephrolepis, nephrolith

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How to use nephritic in a sentence

The results of the absorption are intoxication quite general (nervous, muscular, perhaps nephritic).
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
The nitrogenous foods, with the exception of milk, are as a rule eliminated from the nephritic diet.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
In nephritic colic pain is too severe to admit of any rest while it lasts.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep|Henry M. Lyman
The nephritic test meal carefully worked out by Mosenthal gives much valuable information.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

Amongst the secondary maladies due to lithmia are gout, diabetes, renal calculi, and nephritic colic.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various