| nephropathy | <nephrology, urology> Any disease of the kidneys. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
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| nephropexy | Operative fixation of a floating or mobile kidney. Origin: nephro-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrophthisis | 1. Suppurative nephritis with wasting of the substance of the organ. 2. Tuberculosis of the kidney. Origin: nephro-+ G. Phthisis, a wasting Familial juvenile nephrophthisis, cystic disease of renal medulla, autosomal recessive type. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephroptosis | Prolapse of the kidney. Origin: nephro-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephropyosis | Synonym: pyonephrosis. Origin: nephro-+ G. Pyosis, suppuration (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrorrhaphy | Nephropexy by suturing the kidney. Origin: nephro-+ G. Rhaphe, a suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephros | Official alternate term for kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrosclerosis | Hardening (sclerosis) of the kidney usually due to disease of the blood vessels in it from atherosclerosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephrosclerotic | Pertaining to or causing nephrosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephroscope | <instrument> An endoscope passed into the renal pelvis to view it. Route of access may be percutaneous, through a surgically exposed kidney, or retrograde via the ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrosis | A type of nephritis that is characterised by low serum albumin, large amount of protein in the urine and swelling (oedema). Swelling, weight gain, high blood pressure and anorexia are key features. Nephrotic syndrome can be seen with a number of illness that cause damage to the kidney glomerulus. Examples include diabetes, hereditary disorders, lupus, multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, glomerulonephritis, minimal change disease and membranous glomerulonephritis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nephrosis, lipoid | Glomerular disease causing heavy proteinuria characterised by absence of obvious histologic glomerular changes on light microscopy. It is also called minimal change glomerular disease and minimal lesion glomerulonephritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephrospasia | An obsolete term for floating kidney in which the organ is attached only by the blood vessels entering at the hilus. Origin: nephro-+ G. Spasis, a pulling (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrostogram | A radiograph of the kidney after opacification of the renal pelvis by injecting a contrast agent through a nephrostomy tube. Origin: nephrostomy + G. Gramma, writing (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrostoma | One of the ciliated funnel-shaped openings by which pronephric and some primitive mesonephric tubules communicate with the celom. Origin: nephro-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrolithiasis |
Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. ...
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| nephron |
A nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is a tiny tubule consisting of a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus, surrounded by a hollow bulb known as Bowman's capsule. Bowman's capsule leads into a long, convoluted tubule consisting of four sections: the proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, and collecting duct. The collecting ducts empty into the central cavity of the kidney, the renal pelvis, which connects to the ureter. ...
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| nephroureterectomy |
Surgery to remove a kidney and its ureter. Also called ureteronephrectomy.
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| nephrologist |
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating kidney disease.
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| nephrotoxic |
Poisonous or damaging to the kidney.
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| NEP | favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) |
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| NEP | a giant planet with a ring of ice particles |
| NEP | (Roman mythology) god of the sea |
| NEP | a radioactive transuranic metallic element |