| nephrorrhaphy | Nephropexy by suturing the kidney. Origin: nephro-+ G. Rhaphe, a suture (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| nephrostome | <anatomy> The funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity. Origin: Gr. A kidney + mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nephrostomy | Establishment of an opening between the pelvis of the kidney through its cortex to the exterior of the body. Origin: nephro-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrostomy tube | A tube placed in the renal collecting system for drainage, diagnostic tests, or removal of calculi. May be placed through a percutaneous route or during an open surgical procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nephrostomy, percutaneous | The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephrotic | Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| 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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| nephelometry |
From the Greek
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