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nephropathy

[ nuh-frop-uh-thee ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. any disease of the kidney.


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  • neph·ro·path·ic [nef-r, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephropathy1

First recorded in 1915–20; nephro- + -pathy

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