| nephro- | Having to do with the kidney. From the Greek nephros meaning kidney. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| nephroblastema | Synonym: nephric blastema. Origin: nephro-+ G. Blastema, a sprout (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephroblastoma | <oncology, tumour> Wilm's tumour or nephroblastoma, is a cancerous tumour of the kidney in children. Wilm's is the most common tumour of the kidney and the most common intra-abdominal tumour in children. The exact cause is unknown, but probably develops in foetal tissue due to an underlying genetic factor. (13 Nov 1997) |
| nephroblastomatosis | <radiology> Persistent primitive renal tissue (normally present up to 36 weeks), potential precursor to Wilms tumour: present in 30% of kidneys with single and 100% of kidneys with bilateral Wilms tumour associated with: hemihypertrophy, sporadic aniridia, pseudohermaphroditism, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, splenic agenesis with hepatic malformation findings: kidneys may be enlarged, deformity of the pelvocalyceal system, ultrasound: subtle subcapsular nodules (hypo-/iso-/hyperechoic), CT: hypodense subcapsular nodules after contrast enhancement (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephrocalcinosis | A form of renal stone disease where the kidney tissue is characterised by foci of calcification in addition to numerous deposits of calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nephrocapsectomy | An obsolete operation for decortication, or decapsulation, of the kidney. Origin: nephro-+ L. Capsula, a small box, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrocardiac | Synonym: cardiorenal. Origin: nephro-+ G. Kardia, heart (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrocele | 1. Hernial displacement of a kidney. Origin: nephro-+ G. Kele, hernia 2. In lower vertebrates, the developmental cavity connecting the myocele with the celom. Synonym: nephrotomic cavity. Origin: nephro-+ G. Koiloma, a hollow (celom) (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrocystosis | Formation of renal cysts. Origin: nephro-+ G. Kystis, cyst, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrogenetic | Nephrogenic Developing into kidney tissue. Origin: nephro-+ G. Genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrogenic adenoma | <tumour> A benign tumour of the urinary bladder mucosa, composed of glandular structures resembling renal tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrogenic cord | A longitudinal dorsolateral tract of mesoderm derived from intermediate mesoderm; the primordium for both mesonephric and metanephric tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrogenic diabetes insipidus | Diabetes insipidus due to inability of the kidney tubules to respond to antidiuretic hormone; X-linked inheritance, with full expression in males and partial defect in heterozygous females. Synonym: vasopressin-resistant diabetes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrogenic tissue | The tissue from which the pronephros, mesonephros, and metanephros develop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrogenous | Developing from kidney tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |