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neph·ro·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis (nef″ro-too-bur″ku-loґsis) [nephro- + tuberculosis] renal tuberculosis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
nephrotuberculosis
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renal tuberculosis — disseminated tuberculosis that has spread to the kidney, often the first manifestation of genitourinary tuberculosis. Pathological changes include granulomatous inflammation and caseous necrosis of kidney tissue. Called also nephrotuberculosis … Medical dictionary