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glomerulonephritis

noun

Etymology

Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.

  1. derived from -ῖτις
  2. derived from -itis
  3. formed as nephritis — “nephr- + -itis”
  4. formed as glomerulonephritis — “glomerulo- + nephritis”

Definitions

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

    • Meronym: glomerulitis

The neighborhood

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