nephritis

[nuh-frahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.

nephritis

/ nɪˈfraɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of a kidney

nephritis

1. Inflammation of the kidneys.

Other Word Forms

• nephritic adjective
• nonnephritic adjective
• postnephritic adjective
• prenephritic adjective
• unnephritic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nephritis¹

1570–80; < Late Latin nephrītis a disease of the kidneys < Greek nephrîtis. See nephr-, -itis