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nephritic

British  
/ nɪˈfrɪtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the kidneys

  2. relating to or affected with nephritis

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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

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 small, contracted, wiry artery of a chronic nephritic may feel like a pipe stem, but if properly felt the mistake will not be made of considering such an artery an unusually sclerosed one.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

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 Proudfit, Fairfax T.

It should be remembered that venesection or profuse bleeding during induced parturition is more valuable than sweating in all eclamptic cases and in all nephritic convulsions.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)