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nephroprotection

nephroprotection noun: protection of the kidneys.

Noun

nephroprotection (uncountable)

  1. Protection of the kidneys.
    • MVs have been already tested in AKI model and appear to induce nephroprotection similarly to MSC administration.2015 July 15, Pascal Rowart et al., “Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”, in Journal of Immunology Research, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of nephroprotection

From nephro- + protection.

Questions about nephroprotection

What does nephroprotection mean?
Nephroprotection means protection of the kidneys.
What part of speech is nephroprotection?
Nephroprotection is a noun.

Words near nephroprotection in the dictionary

  1. nephroplegia
  2. nephropore
  3. nephropores
  4. nephroprotectant
  5. nephroprotectants
  6. nephroprotection
  7. nephroprotective
  8. nephroprotector
  9. nephroprotectors
  10. nephropsid
  11. nephropsids

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