| 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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| nephritis |
inflammation of one or both kidneys because of an infection, an abnormal immune system response, or a disorder of metabolism
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| nephroblastoma |
a fast-growing cancer of the kidneys that occurs most commonly in children under 4 years of age
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