Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as glomerulonephritis.

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  • noun inflammation of the glomeruli of the nephron

Etymologies

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glomerulus +‎ -itis

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Examples

  • A blood infection (bacteremia) occasionally leads to infection of bones (osteomyelitis), heart valves (endocarditis), kidneys (glomerulitis), the genitourinary tract, or the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord (meningitis).

    Flu Wiki Forum - Front Page 2009

  • A blood infection (bacteremia) occasionally leads to infection of bones (osteomyelitis), heart valves (endocarditis), kidneys (glomerulitis), the genitourinary tract, or the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord (meningitis).

    Flu Wiki Forum - Front Page 2009

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