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Noun: nephritis  ni'frItis
  1. An inflammation of the kidney
    - Bright's disease

Derived forms: nephritises

See also: nephritic

Type of: kidney disease, nephropathy, nephrosis, renal disorder

Encyclopedia: Nephritis Nephritis, hereditary Nephritis, interstitial

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Nephelium mutabile
nephelometer
nephew
nephology
nephoscope
nephralgia
nephrectomy
nephridium
nephrite
nephritic
nephritis
nephroangiosclerosis
nephroblastoma
nephrocalcinosis
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Nephrolepis pectinata
nephrolith
nephrolithiasis