Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
glomerulonephritis .
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- noun
inflammation of theglomeruli of thenephron
Etymologies
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glomerulus + -itis
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Examples
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A blood infection (bacteremia) occasionally leads to infection of bones (osteomyelitis), heart valves (endocarditis), kidneys (glomerulitis), the genitourinary tract, or the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord (meningitis).
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A blood infection (bacteremia) occasionally leads to infection of bones (osteomyelitis), heart valves (endocarditis), kidneys (glomerulitis), the genitourinary tract, or the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord (meningitis).
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