chronic nephritis

  • 1chronic nephritis — see under glomerulonephritis …

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  • 2Chronic kidney disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N03 ICD 9 585 …

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  • 3Nephritis — Classification and external resources MeSH D009393 Nephritis is inflammation of the nephrons in the kidneys. The word nephritis was imported from Latin, which took it from Greek: νεφρίτιδα …

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  • 4nephritis — [nə frīt′əs] n. [LL < Gr nephritis: see NEPHRO & ITIS] an acute or chronic disease of the kidneys, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, fibrosis, etc.: see BRIGHT S DISEASE …

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  • 5nephritis — Inflammation of the kidneys. [nephr + G. itis, inflammation] acute n. SYN: acute glomerulonephritis. acute interstitial n. interstitial n. with variable tubular damage and …

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  • 6chronic interstitial nephritis — the more common type of interstitial nephritis, which progresses to the point where there is interstitial fibrosis with atrophic, shrunken kidneys, a lowered glomerular filtration rate, and danger of renal failure …

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  • 7chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis — tubulointerstitial nephritis that has progressed to the point where there is interstitial fibrosis with shrunken kidneys, a lowered glomerular filtration rate, and danger of renal failure …

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  • 8nephritis — Synonyms and related words: adenoiditis, adrenitis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, atrophic inflammation, blennorrhagic arthritis, brain fever, bronchitis, bunion, bursitis …

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  • 9nephritis — noun (plural nephritides) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from nephros kidney; probably akin to Middle English nere kidney Date: 1580 acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease …

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  • 10Гломерулонефрит (Glomerulonephritis), Нефрит Гломерулярный (Glomerular Nephritis) — заболевание почек, затрагивающее почечные клубочки (см. Клубочек); причиной возникновения гломерулонефрита обычно считается ответ организма на реакции антитело антиген , которые влияют главным образом на почки вследствие их фильтрующей функции.… …

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