Definition of Nephritis. Meaning of Nephritis. Synonyms of Nephritis

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Definition of Nephritis

Nephritis
Nephritis Ne*phri"tis, n. [L., fr. gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

Meaning of Nephritis from wikipedia

- implied when using the term "nephritis" without qualification. Interstitial nephritis (or tubulo-interstitial nephritis) is inflammation of the spaces...
- Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidneys caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease. It is a type of glomerulonephritis...
- Interstitial nephritis, also known as tubulointerstitial nephritis, is inflammation of the area of the kidney known as the renal interstitium, which consists...
- Trench nephritis, also known as war nephritis, is a kidney infection, first recognised by medical officers as a new disease during the early part of the...
- glomerular necrosis and crescents were observed. Correspondingly, HSP nephritis has a higher frequency of glomerular staining for fibrin compared with...
- erythematosus. Individuals with cerebral shunts are at risk of developing shunt nephritis, which frequently produces MGN.[citation needed] Microscopically, MGN...
- Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) is a rare medical condition in which there is uveitis (inflammation of the uvea in the eye) together with...
- Shunt nephritis is a rare disease of the kidney that can occur in patients being treated for hydrocephalus with a cerebral shunt. It usually results from...
- (1994). "Canine X chromosome-linked hereditary nephritis: a genetic model for human X-linked hereditary nephritis resulting from a single base mutation in the...
- patients with class V lupus nephritis are EXT positive [1]. Prognosis is good. A less common target antigen in lupus nephritis is NCAM1. Semaphorin3B predominates...