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A syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol
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nephrosis
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n. a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases [syn: nephrotic syndrome ] a disease affecting ...
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Nephrosis is any of various forms of kidney disease (nephropathy). In an old and broad sense of the term, it is any nephropathy, but in current usage the term is usually restricted to a narrower sense of nephropathy without inflammation or neoplasia , in ...
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n. (context pathology English) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions.
Usage examples of nephrosis.
And worst of all, all these specific chartsthe No-Face, the Nephrosis, the Septal Defectthey have all been born just hours before the breakthroughs that might have saved them.