Disease or Syndrome
glomerulosclerosis
Definitions related to glomerulosclerosis (disorder):
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(glomerulosclerosis) Hyaline deposits or scarring within the renal glomeruli. (INHAND)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(glomerulosclerosis) A hardening of the kidney glomerulus caused by scarring of the blood vessels.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(glomerulosclerosis) Fibrosis and scarring of the renal glomeruli involving a part of or the entire glomerulus; can be limited to a small area or can be diffused throughout the entire kidney; caused by diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerular nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, or renal hypertension.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(glomerulosclerosis) Global or segmental scarring of the glomerulus.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(glomerular sclerosis) Accumulation of scar tissue within the glomerulus.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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