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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEPHRITIS, n. In medicine, an inflammation of the kidneys.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an inflammation of the kidney [syn: nephritis, Bright's disease]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural nephritides) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from nephros kidney; probably akin to Middle English nere kidney Date: 1580 acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. inflammation of the kidneys. Also called Bright's disease. Etymology: LL f. Gk nephros kidney

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nephritis Ne*phri"tis, n. [L., fr. gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

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