Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the renal glomeruli.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, inflammation of the Malpighian bodies of the kidney.
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- noun medicine A form of
nephritis characterized by inflammation of theglomeruli
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- noun nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Streptococcus is sometimes followed by an acute kidney disease called glomerulonephritis, which would explain the severe swelling.
NYT > Global Home 2009
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The chemical treatment also alleviated the SLE-associated symptoms such as glomerulonephritis, proteinuria, and accumulation of anti-nuclear and - DNA antibodies in the SLE model mice resulting from chronic surface exposure of gp96.
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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A previous kidney biopsy from New Hampshire had shown membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, inflammation of microscopic structures in the kidney caused by an abnormal immune response.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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I once had glomerulonephritis as a result of an undiagnosed strep infection - so I like to get a real diagnosis and I ask for her to send Rx for the antibiotics to the pharmacy only after the results come back!
ooohhhh, germs!!! The Eternal Postdoc 2007
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About one-third of all SLE patients will develop lupus nephritis also known as lupus glomerulonephritis, a serious kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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About one-third of all SLE patients will develop lupus nephritis also known as lupus glomerulonephritis, a serious kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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About one-third of all SLE patients will develop lupus nephritis also known as lupus glomerulonephritis, a serious kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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- Follow-up to exclude acute rheumatic fever (polyarthritis, cardiac signs) and glomerulonephritis (edema, proteinuria, hypertension, hematuria).
Chapter 7 1993
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It was a sign of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, or kidney failure.
News - latimes.com 2011
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For the last eight months, Chadwick endured dialysis treatments for three and a half hours every day for his condition, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, in which his immune system attacked his kidneys, slowly scarring them beyond repair.
chained_bear commented on the word glomerulonephritis
Seen in this NYT article: Nicholas Bakalar, "What Really Killed Mozart? Maybe Strep," Aug. 17, 2009.
August 18, 2009