nephrosis
[ nuh-froh-sis ]
nounPathology.
kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
Origin of nephrosis
1Other words from nephrosis
- ne·phrot·ic [nuh-frot-ik], /nəˈfrɒt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby nephrosis
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British Dictionary definitions for nephrosis
nephrosis
/ (nɪˈfrəʊsɪs) /
noun
any noninflammatory degenerative kidney disease
Derived forms of nephrosis
- nephrotic (nɪˈfrɒtɪk), adjective
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