Crossword clues for nephritis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nephritis \Ne*phri"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. nefri^tis (sc. ?), fr. nefro`s a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Inflammation of the kidney.
WordNet
n. an inflammation of the kidney [syn: Bright's disease]
Wikipedia
Nephritis is inflammation of the kidneys and may involve the glomeruli, tubules, or interstitial tissue surrounding the glomeruli and tubules.
Usage examples of "nephritis".
Even assuming that their special malaises are wholly offset by the effects of alcoholism in the male, they suffer patently from the same adenoids, gastritis, cholelithiasis, nephritis, tuberculosis, carcinoma, arthritis and so on--in short, from the same disturbances of colloidal equilibrium that produce religion, delusions of grandeur, democracy, pyaemia, night sweats, the yearning to save humanity, and all other such distempers in men.
It has been used in the treatment of pneumonia, peritonitis, and other sthenic fevers, but is chiefly useful in chronic diseases, such as arterio-sclerosis and interstitial nephritis.