| nephrolithiasis | <nephrology, urology> The presence of calculi in the kidney or collecting system. The calculi are usually small (2-12mm) solid, crystalline, concretions that develop in the kidney and eventually pass through the genitourinary tract. Stones may be composed of calcium, phosphate or uric acid. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| nephrolithic | <medicine> Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi. Origin: Gr. A kidney + -lith + ic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephrolithotomy | Incision into the kidney for the removal of a renal calculus. Origin: nephro-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrologist | <specialist> A specialist who is expert in the treatment of kidney insufficiency and kidney disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nephrology | <study> A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. Origin: Gr. A kidney. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephrolysin | An antibody that causes destruction of the cells of the kidneys, formed in response to the injection of an emulsion of renal substance; it is specific for the species from which the antigen was prepared. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrolysis | 1. Freeing of the kidney from inflammatory adhesions, with preservation of the capsule. 2. Destruction of renal cells. Origin: nephro-+ G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrolytic | Pertaining to, characterised by, or causing nephrolysis. Synonym: nephrotoxic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephroma | <tumour> A tumour arising from renal tissue. Origin: nephro-+ G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephroma, mesoblastic | A malignant tumour of the kidney characterised by spindled myofibroblastic cells arranged in sheets or bundles with a tendency to infiltrate into the adjoining normal kidney and through the capsule into the perirenal tissues. While it appears on gross examination to be circumscribed, partial excision is usually unsuccessful and total removal is recommended. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephromalacia | Softening of the kidneys. Origin: nephro-+ G. Malakia, softness (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephromegaly | <clinical sign> Enlargement of a kidney. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nephromere | That portion of the intermediate mesoderm from which segmented kidney tubules develop. See: nephrotome. Origin: nephro-+ G. Meros, a part (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephron | <physiology> The structural and functional unit of the vertebrate kidney. It is made up of the glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and the convoluted tubule. (18 Nov 1997) |
| nephronic loop | The U-shaped part of the nephron extending from the proximal to the distal convoluted tubules, consisting of descending and ascending limbs, located in the medulla renalis and medullary ray. Synonym: Henle's ansa, Henle's loop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrocalcinosis |
renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine
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| nephrolithiasis |
the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney
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| nephrology |
the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
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| nephron |
any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
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| nephropathy |
kidney disease: a disease affecting the kidneys
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