Oligomeganephronia

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kidney disease characterised by larger nephrons that are reduced in number uncountable, usually

    "For example, oligomeganephronia, unilateral renal agenesis, renal dysplasia, reflux nephropathy, secondary to surgical or traumatic ablation, chronic allograft nephropathy, and other causes of nephron loss lead to FSGS."

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"For example, oligomeganephronia, unilateral renal agenesis, renal dysplasia, reflux nephropathy, secondary to surgical or traumatic ablation, chronic allograft nephropathy, and other causes of nephron loss lead to FSGS."

Etymology

From oligo- + mega- + nephron + -ia.

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