Nephritic

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone with nephritis.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the kidneys. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the kidneys wordnet
  2. 2
    affected by nephritis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
allergicanemicarthriticbiliouscarcinogeniccolicky

Etymology

From Middle English neufretic, from Medieval Latin nefreticus; compare Classical Latin nephrīticus; equivalent to nephritis + -ic = nephr- (“kidney”) + itis (“inflammation”) + -ic (“related”).

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