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glomerulonephritis

glo·me·ru·lonephritis

uncommon

noun

1.

nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema

Origin

Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.

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