| nephrelcosis | Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the pelvis or calices of the kidney. Origin: nephr-+ G. Helkosis, ulceration (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nephric | Relating to the kidney. Synonym: renal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephric blastema | The extension of nephrogenic cord tissue, caudal to the mesonephros, into which the ureteric buds grow to initiate development of the definitive mammalian kidney. Synonym: nephroblastema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephric duct | The duct of the pronephros; serves as the mesonephric duct. Synonym: nephric duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephridial | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to a nephridium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephridium | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Of the kidneys. <anatomy> A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephrite | <chemical> A hard compact mineral, of a dark green colour, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See Jade. Origin: Cf. F. Nephrite. See Nephritis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephritic | <medicine> A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephritic calculus | An obsolete term for renal calculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephritic factor | A serum protein (possibly an IgG autoantibody), found in some patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and hypocomplementemia, which, together with the cofactors of the alternate pathway of complement activation, cleaves the third component of complement (C3). (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephritic syndrome | <syndrome> A disease of the kidneys that results in inflammation of the glomerulus (the portion of the kidney that filters the blood). Conditions which may cause glomerulonephritis include post-streptococcal disease (strep throat), lupus, syphilis, bacterial endocarditis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, sepsis, vasculitis, Goodpasture's syndrome, typhoid fever, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, hepatitis or a viral infection (for example mumps, measles, mononucleosis). (27 Sep 1997) |
| nephritical | 1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease. 2. <medicine> Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient. Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine. <chemical> Nephritic stone, nephrite; jade. See Nephrite. Origin: L. Nephriticus, gr., cf. F. Nephretique. See Nephritis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephritis | <nephrology> Inflammation of the kidney, a focal or diffuse proliferative or destructive process which may involve the glomerulus, tubule or interstitial renal tissue. Origin: Gr. Nephros = kidney (18 Nov 1997) |
| nephritis gravidarum | Nephritis developing in pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephritis, hereditary | Hereditary disease characterised initially by haematuria and slowly progressing to renal insufficiency. It is sometimes associated with perceptual deafness and/or congenital ocular defects. (12 Dec 1998) |