Disease or Syndrome
nephrosis Audio
ne·phro·sis [ nuh-froh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Kidney Diseases
Etymology:
Greek nephros = kidney + -osis = condition
Definitions related to nephrosis:
  • Diseases of the kidney characterized by purely degenerative lesions of the renal tubules without an inflammatory component.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Pathological processes of the KIDNEY without inflammatory or neoplastic components. Nephrosis may be a primary disorder or secondary complication of other diseases. It is characterized by the NEPHROTIC SYNDROME indicating the presence of PROTEINURIA and HYPOALBUMINEMIA with accompanying EDEMA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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