Definition of Nephritis. Meaning of Nephritis. Synonyms of Nephritis

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Definition of Nephritis

Nephritis
Nephritis Ne*phri"tis, n. [L., fr. gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

Meaning of Nephritis from wikipedia

- implied when using the term "nephritis" without qualification. Interstitial nephritis (or tubulo-interstitial nephritis) is inflammation of the spaces...
- Interstitial nephritis, also known as tubulointerstitial nephritis, is inflammation of the area of the kidney known as the renal interstitium, which consists...
- Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidneys caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus which...
- erythematosus. Individuals with cerebral shunts are at risk of developing shunt nephritis, which frequently produces MGN.[citation needed] Microscopically, MGN...
- kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine...
- glomerular necrosis and crescents were observed. Correspondingly, HSP nephritis has a higher frequency of glomerular staining for fibrin compared with...
- the label hereditary nephritis, but this is misleading as there are many other causes of hereditary kidney disease and 'nephritis'. Alport syndrome is...
- technically referred to as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney. Nephritis is an inflammatory kidney disease and has several types according to the...
- Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) is a rare medical condition in which there is uveitis (inflammation of the uvea in the eye) together with...
- Trench nephritis, also known as war nephritis, is a kidney infection, first recognised by medical officers as a new disease during the early part of the...