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nephrology

/nəˈfɹɒlədʒi/

nephrology noun: the branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.

Noun

nephrology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.

nephrology meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog

nephrology in Tamil

சிறுநீரகயியல், சிறுநீரகவியல்

nephrology in Kannada

branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys
ಮೂತ್ರಪಿಂಡ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ mūtrapiṇḍa śāstra

nephrology in Tagalog

branch of medicine that deals with the kidneys
palabatuhan

Origin of nephrology

From nephro- + -logy.

Words formed from nephrology

Words that rhyme with nephrology

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Questions about nephrology

What does nephrology mean?
Nephrology means the branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
What is nephrology in Tamil?
Nephrology in Tamil is சிறுநீரகயியல், சிறுநீரகவியல். See Nephrology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nephrology?
Nephrology is a noun.
How do you pronounce nephrology?
Nephrology is pronounced /nəˈfɹɒlədʒi/.

Words near nephrology in the dictionary

  1. nephroliths
  2. nephrologic
  3. nephrological
  4. nephrologist
  5. nephrologists
  6. nephrology
  7. nephroma
  8. nephromas
  9. nephromegalies
  10. nephromegaly
  11. nephrometric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nephrology (page history and authors); nephrology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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