nephritis

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nephritis

  • /nɪˈfraɪtɪs/

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Internationalism. From nephr- + -itis.

noun nephritides · nephritises

  1. Inflammation of the kidney.

    Similar: Bright's disease

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noun inflammation of the kidney

Españolnefritis
中文腎炎 /肾炎 shènyán
Portuguêsnefrite
Françaisnéphrite
Italianonefrite
Românănefrită
Русскийнефри́т nefrít

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"nephritis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nephritis. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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nephritis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nephritis

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"nephritis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nephritis.

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@misc{nephritis_2026,
  title = {nephritis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nephritis},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}