Definitions for nephritis

nephritis ne·phri·tis

Spelling: [nuh-frahy-tis]
IPA: /nəˈfraɪ tɪs/

Nephritis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 449 anagrams from letters in nephritis (ehiinprst).

Definitions for nephritis

noun

  1. inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.

Origin of nephritis

1570-80; Late Latin nephrītis a disease of the kidneys Greek nephrîtis. See nephr-, -itis

Examples for nephritis

nephritis is an occasional complication, and constipation is very usual.

It is used in certain cases of nephritis when edema is present.

It is high in fevers and in parenchymatous forms of nephritis.

However this might be, these vascular lesions drew attention to the homœopathicity of Koch's lymph in nephritis.

It is distinguished from nephritis, or inflammation of the kidneys, by the pain being aggravated on stooping.

nephritis then assumes as serious a character as it possesses in scarlatina.

If the irritation of the kidney goes on to active inflammation, then the symptoms of nephritis are added.

Meat, however, must not be given until all danger from nephritis has passed.

Other occasional complications are nephritis, hepatitis, inflammation of the flexor tendons and rupture of them, and abscesses.

This bleeding should be regarded not as a sign of nephritis, but rather as a hemorrhagic manifestation.

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