glomerulonephritis
glomerulonephritis noun: a form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
Noun
glomerulonephritis (countable and uncountable, plural glomerulonephritides or glomerulonephrites, abbreviation GN)
- A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
- Meronym: glomerulitis
- The recorded causes of kidney disease were as follows: diabetic nephropathy (in 21% of the patients), nephroangiosclerosis and glomerulonephritis (18%), interstitial nephropathy (7%), hypertensive nephropathy (5%), polykystosis (5%) and other recorded diagnoses (hereditary disease, solitary kidney...2015 July 17, “The Addition of Vascular Calcification Scores to Traditional Risk Factors Improves Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of glomerulonephritis
| plural | glomerulonephritides |
|---|---|
| plural | glomerulonephrites |
| abbreviation | GN |
Origin of glomerulonephritis
Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.
Words formed from glomerulonephritis
Questions about glomerulonephritis
- What does glomerulonephritis mean?
- Glomerulonephritis means a form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
- What part of speech is glomerulonephritis?
- Glomerulonephritis is a noun.
- What is the plural of glomerulonephritis?
- The plural of glomerulonephritis is glomerulonephritides.
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