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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disease of the kidneys marked by degenerative lesions, especially of the winding uriniferous tubules.
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- noun pathology A non-inflammatory disease of the
kidneys that is characterised by the leaking ofblood protein into theurine , swelling oroedema , and degenerativelesions .
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- noun a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
- noun a disease affecting the kidneys
Etymologies
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Examples
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Around 3 million more will fall through a combination of colorectal cancer, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, nephrosis, liver cancer, and influenza.
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The last complication was responsible for the death of the patient, since ascending infection from the bladder led to the development of pyo-nephrosis and death from secondary peritonitis.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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(No. 201) both kidneys were implicated by symmetrical wounds of the loin, and in the case of the right organ a transverse rupture was produced, which was followed by the development of a hydro-nephrosis, and later by suppuration.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) products have been reported to be associated with renal dysfunction, acute renal failure, osmotic nephrosis, and death.
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Top causes of death 2008 1. Diseases of heart 2. Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4. Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 5. Accidents (unintentional injuries) 6. Alzheimer's disease 7. Diabetes mellitus 8. Influenza and pneumonia 9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
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Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) products have been reported to be associated with renal dysfunction, acute renal failure, osmotic nephrosis and death.
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Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) products have been reported to be associated with renal dysfunction, acute renal failure, osmotic nephrosis, and death.
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Todd Kester suffered from nephrosis, a kidney disease, when he was younger, and at the age of
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Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the podocin gene NPHS2 are found in 10-30\% of pediatric cases of steroid resistant nephrosis and / or FSGS.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Alexander Needham Stephen J Tonna 2008
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Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) products have been reported to be associated with renal dysfunction, acute renal failure, osmotic nephrosis and death.
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