nephritis

/ne'fraitis/

Thân thiện

The doctor explained that nephritis can cause swelling in the ankles.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an inflammation of the kidney

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bright's disease