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Nephrosis

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Noun
  1. 1
    A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a disease affecting the kidneys wordnet
  3. 3
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From nephro- + -osis.

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