nephrotic
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nephrotic — Relating to, caused by, or similar to nephrosis. * * * ne·phrot·ic ni frät ik adj of, relating to, affected by, or associated with nephrosis <nephrotic edema> <a nephrotic patient> * * * ne·phrot·ic (nə frotґik) pertaining to,… … Medical dictionary
Nephrotic syndrome — Classification and external resources Histopathological image of diabetic glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome. H E stain. ICD 10 N … Wikipedia
nephrotic syndrome — n an abnormal condition that is marked by deficiency of albumin in the blood and its excretion in the urine due to altered permeability of the glomerular basement membranes (as by a toxic chemical agent) * * * a condition in which there is great… … Medical dictionary
nephrotic syndrome — ▪ pathology also called nephrosis, group of signs of kidney malfunction, including a low level of albumin (a protein) and a high level of lipids (fats) in the blood, proteins in the urine, and the accumulation of fluid in the tissues.… … Universalium
nephrotic edema — edema secondary to volume overload associated with nephrosis or the nephrotic syndrome … Medical dictionary
nephrotic — adjective or noun see nephrosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
nephrotic — adjective Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis … Wiktionary
nephrotic — nɪ frɪtɪ adj. of or resembling nephrosis, pertaining to degenerative disease of the kidneys (Pathology) … English contemporary dictionary
nephrotic — ne·phrot·ic … English syllables
nephrotic — I. nə̇ˈfräd.ik, neˈ adjective Etymology: from nephrosis, after such pairs as English narcosis : narcotic : of, relating to, or affected by nephrosis II. noun ( s) : one that is affected with nephrosis … Useful english dictionary
