nephrosis
noun
kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
nephrotic
-
a word derived from
nephrosis.
Example Sentences
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Because she had a complex medical condition for which no suitable human donor existed, doctors hope their gene-edited pig kidneys will do the nephrotic work of effectively filtering waste from her blood.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
He quit his job as a public-school teacher in 2016 after his son was diagnosed with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, a rare condition, and was told a kidney transplant would be needed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
At first, Cadence was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, a treatable disorder that doctors hoped would go into remission.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2020
The son of Tongan immigrants, he was diagnosed with the rare kidney disorder nephrotic syndrome in 1996, which eventually forced him out of the international scene in 2002 at the age of 27.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2015
Then it hired a sales force to promote the drug as a treatment for nephrotic syndrome, a kidney injury that can lead to kidney failure.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2012
