Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the kidneys.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Scientific knowledge or investigation of the kidney.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine The branch of
medicine that deals with thefunction anddiseases of thekidneys .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
Etymologies
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Examples
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I call my nephrology colleague, am reassured that he is as incensed as I, and recite the magic words to Anesthesia, "Nephrology says it's ok."
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The residents who spend time in nephrology care for your child under the direction of the attending physicians and fellows.
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I call my nephrology colleague, am reassured that he is as incensed as I, and recite the magic words to Anesthesia, "Nephrology says it's ok."
More Clarification on "Balls" 1 Dinosaur 2007
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Your insurance plan fully covers columns about many important topics, such as nephrology and Gregorian chant.
NYT > Home Page By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF 2010
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Your insurance plan fully covers columns about many important topics, such as nephrology and Gregorian chant.
Bloodthirsty Liberal Bloodthirsty Liberal 2010
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Your insurance plan fully covers columns about many important topics, such as nephrology and Gregorian chant.
NYT > Home Page By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF 2010
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Your insurance plan fully covers columns about many important topics, such as nephrology and Gregorian chant.
Bloodthirsty Liberal Bloodthirsty Liberal 2010
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Your insurance plan fully covers columns about many important topics, such as nephrology and Gregorian chant.
NYT > Home Page By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF 2010
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Your insurance plan fully covers columns about many important topics, such as nephrology and Gregorian chant.
NYT > Opinion By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF 2010
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The fellow will cover the nephrology service if both the first year fellows are absent.
neilturn commented on the word nephrology
A word under threat, along with Renal, as some seek to wash it all with 'Kidney Medicine'. Like that's going to help patients to understand their membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
July 25, 2021