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Nephritis

An inflammation of the kidneys.

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Bright's disease 92% connected

An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Albuminuria noun · 78% connection

the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder

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Atomic number 11 noun · 78% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

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Atomic number 19 noun · 78% connection

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…

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Carbamide noun · 78% connection

the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…

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Electrolyte noun · 78% connection

a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"

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Glomerulus noun · 78% connection

a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation

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Haematuria noun · 78% connection

the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease

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Haemodialysis noun · 78% connection

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

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Hematuria noun · 78% connection

the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease

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Hemodialysis noun · 78% connection

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

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Kidney noun · 78% connection

either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "u…

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Kidney failure noun · 78% connection

inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance

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Na noun · 78% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

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Nephron noun · 78% connection

any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney

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Nephrosis noun · 78% connection

a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associate…

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Nephrotic syndrome noun · 78% connection

a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associate…

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Potassium noun · 78% connection

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…

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Proteinuria noun · 78% connection

the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder

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Addison's disease unknown · 78% connection

A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprar…

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Anti-inflammatory noun · 78% connection

a medicine intended to reduce inflammation

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Antinephritic adjective · 78% connection

Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.

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Arena noun · 78% connection

"Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.

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Atrabiliary adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.

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C-reactive protein noun · 78% connection

a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

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Counterirritant noun · 78% connection

a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

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CRP noun · 78% connection

a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

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Egest verb · 78% connection

To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by t…

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Eliminate verb · 78% connection

To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from t…

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Emulgent adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins.

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Emunctory noun · 78% connection

Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.

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Gravel noun · 78% connection

A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

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Hepatorenal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament.

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Hydrothorax noun · 78% connection

accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of t…

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Interrenal adjective · 78% connection

Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes.

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Lithontriptic adjective · 78% connection

Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forceps.

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