Link Centre Dictionary

nephrosclerosis

neph·rosc·le·rosis

uncommon

noun

1.

kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure

Synonyms

Origin

From nephro- (“kidney”) + sclerosis (“hard”).

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.