Crossword clues for nephrology
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nephrology \Ne*phrol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. nefro`s a kidney + -logy.] A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1839, from nephro- + -ology. Related: Nephrologist.
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
WordNet
n. the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
Wikipedia
Nephrology (from Greek νεφρός nephros " kidney", combined with the suffix -logy, "the study of") is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the study of normal kidney function, kidney problems, the treatment of kidney problems and renal replacement therapy ( dialysis and kidney transplantation). Systemic conditions that affect the kidneys (such as diabetes and autoimmune disease) and systemic problems that occur as a result of kidney problems (such as renal osteodystrophy and hypertension) are also studied in nephrology. A physician who has undertaken additional training to become an expert in nephrology may call themselves a nephrologist or renal physician.
Usage examples of "nephrology".
The wounded vatos I saw that night might not know a pancreas from a lung, but they were secure in the assumption that the doctor - a four-eyed wimp of the type they habitually stare down on the street - knew both nephrology and pneumonology.