nephritis
/ne'fraitis/
Definition
- Noun:
- An inflammation of the kidney: A medical condition characterized by swelling and irritation of the kidney tissues, which can impair kidney function.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The patient was diagnosed with acute nephritis.
- Chronic nephritis can lead to long-term kidney damage.
Advanced Usage
- "Lupus nephritis": A specific type of kidney inflammation caused by the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Managing lupus nephritis often requires immunosuppressive medication.
Variants and Related Words
- Nephritic (adj): Relating to or affected by nephritis.
- The patient exhibited nephritic symptoms.
- Glomerulonephritis (n): A type of nephritis that specifically involves the glomeruli, the kidney's filtering units.
- Pyelonephritis (n): An inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, typically due to a bacterial infection.
Synonyms
- Kidney inflammation: A direct descriptive synonym.
- Bright's disease: An older, now less common term for certain types of nephritis.
Related Phrases
- "to treat nephritis": To administer medical care for kidney inflammation.
- The goal is to treat the underlying cause of the nephritis.
Noun
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an inflammation of the kidney
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