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
Limiting the Amount of Food.—It must be kept in mind that the nephritic condition makes it imperative to fall below rather than exceed the food requirements of the individual.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
At fifty years of age, he began to be grievously afflicted with the stone and nephritic colic; but bore with cheerfulness the most excruciating pains of his distemper.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
Great care must be exercised in the dietetic treatment to prevent these organs from being overworked with a consequent development of nephritic conditions.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
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