glomerulonephritis

Definitions of glomerulonephritis
  1. noun
    nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
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    type of:
    Bright's disease, nephritis
    an inflammation of the kidney
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