chronic nephritis
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Chronic kidney disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N03 ICD 9 585 … Wikipedia
Nephritis — Classification and external resources MeSH D009393 Nephritis is inflammation of the nephrons in the kidneys. The word nephritis was imported from Latin, which took it from Greek: νεφρίτιδα … Wikipedia
nephritis — [nə frīt′əs] n. [LL < Gr nephritis: see NEPHRO & ITIS] an acute or chronic disease of the kidneys, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, fibrosis, etc.: see BRIGHT S DISEASE … English World dictionary
nephritis — Inflammation of the kidneys. [nephr + G. itis, inflammation] acute n. SYN: acute glomerulonephritis. acute interstitial n. interstitial n. with variable tubular damage and … Medical dictionary
chronic interstitial nephritis — the more common type of interstitial nephritis, which progresses to the point where there is interstitial fibrosis with atrophic, shrunken kidneys, a lowered glomerular filtration rate, and danger of renal failure … Medical dictionary
chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis — tubulointerstitial nephritis that has progressed to the point where there is interstitial fibrosis with shrunken kidneys, a lowered glomerular filtration rate, and danger of renal failure … Medical dictionary
nephritis — Synonyms and related words: adenoiditis, adrenitis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, atrophic inflammation, blennorrhagic arthritis, brain fever, bronchitis, bunion, bursitis … Moby Thesaurus
nephritis — noun (plural nephritides) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from nephros kidney; probably akin to Middle English nere kidney Date: 1580 acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease … New Collegiate Dictionary
Гломерулонефрит (Glomerulonephritis), Нефрит Гломерулярный (Glomerular Nephritis) — заболевание почек, затрагивающее почечные клубочки (см. Клубочек); причиной возникновения гломерулонефрита обычно считается ответ организма на реакции антитело антиген , которые влияют главным образом на почки вследствие их фильтрующей функции.… … Медицинские термины
fibrous nephritis — nephritis in which there is fibrosis of interstitial tissue, such as in chronic interstitial or chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis … Medical dictionary
