nephrosis

English

Etymology

From nephro- +‎ -osis.

Noun

nephrosis (countable and uncountable, plural nephroses)

1. (pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.

   Synonym: nephrotic syndrome

Related terms

• nephritis
• nephropathy

 

Translations

disease

• Czech: nefróza f
• Finnish: nefroosi (fi)
• French: néphrose (fr) m
• Hungarian: nefrózis
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nefrose m

• Spanish: nefrosis f

Anagrams

• personish, phronesis, resiphons, siphoners