nephrosis
neph·ro·sis
noun
1.
a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
2.
Origin
From nephro- + -osis.
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