English Explanatory Dictionary

glomerulonephritis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.

Word forms

glomerulonephritis glomerulonephritides glomerulonephrites GN

Etymology

Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.

Related words

glomerulopathy glomerulosclerosis

Derived words

glomerulonephritic
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