| osmotic nephrosis | Swelling of renal tubular epithelium associated with glomerular filtration of sugars and dextrose; the swelling is due to formation of cytoplasmic vesicles by pinocytosis, and is reversible, probably with no dysfunction, when produced by glucose or mannitol. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| toxic nephrosis | Acute oliguric renal failure due to chemical poisons, septicaemia, or bacterial toxaemia; frequently associated with extensive necrosis of proximal convoluted tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial nephrosis | The nephrotic syndrome appearing in sibs in infancy, without nerve deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower nephron nephrosis | An obsolete term for acute tubular necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |