nephrosis

American  

[nuh-froh-sis] / nəˈfroʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.

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nephrosis British  

/ nɪˈfrəʊsɪs, nɪˈfrɒtɪk /

noun

1. any noninflammatory degenerative kidney disease

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Other Word Forms

• nephrotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of nephrosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1915–20; nephr-, -osis

Example Sentences

Among the common forms of kidney disease that are not caused by inflammation is one that used to be called nephrosis, but is now labeled the nephrotic syndrome.

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Along with his findings on the latest wonders of steroid chemistry, Dr. Riley gave some down-to-earth suggestions for managing children with nephrosis, who are almost invariably cranky and hard to feed.

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Last week, conceding that not much has been learned about the causes or nature of nephrosis, Columbia University's Dr. Conrad M. Riley told the American Academy of Pediatrics that children with nephrosis are definitely living longer, and the death rate has been cut.

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Just before the cortisone era opened in 1949, he reported, the chance that a child would live more than four years after the onset of nephrosis was scarcely more than 60%; now it is almost 80%.

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Late last summer 16-month-old Joan Anderson of Washington, D.C. came down with nephrosis, a sometimes fatal kidney disease which doctors don't know much about.

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