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Characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
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glomerulonephritis
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n. (context medicine English) A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomerulus
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Glomerulonephritis ( GN ), also known as glomerular nephritis , is a term used to refer to several kidney diseases (usually affecting both kidneys). Many of the diseases are characterised by inflammation either of the glomeruli or of the small blood vessels ...
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n. nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
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In chronic glomerulonephritis, for example, a much clearer insight will be needed into the events leading to the destruction of glomeruli by the immunologic reactants that now appear to govern this disease, before one will know how to intervene intelligently to prevent the process, or turn it around.