- acute glomerulonephritis
- glomerulonephritis characterized by proteinuria, edema, hematuria, renal failure, and hypertension; it may be preceded by tonsillitis or febrile pharyngitis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
acute glomerulonephritis
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