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glomerulonephritis

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gloh-mer-yuh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, gluh-]
    • /glo蕣藢m蓻r y蓹 lo蕣 n蓹藞fra瑟 t瑟s, gl蓹-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gloh-mer-yuh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, gluh-]
    • /glo蕣藢m蓻r y蓹 lo蕣 n蓹藞fra瑟 t瑟s, gl蓹-/

Definitions of glomerulonephritis word

  • noun glomerulonephritis a kidney disease affecting the capillaries of the glomeruli, characterized by albuminuria, edema, and hypertension. 1
  • noun glomerulonephritis Acute inflammation of the kidney, typically caused by an immune response. 1
  • noun glomerulonephritis any of various kidney diseases in which the glomeruli are affected 0
  • noun glomerulonephritis a type of nephritis characterized by inflamed glomeruli and probably caused by certain antibody-antigen complexes in the blood filtering through the kidney 0
  • noun glomerulonephritis (medicine) A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli. 0
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Origin of glomerulonephritis

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; glomerul(us) + -o- + nephritis

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Parts of speech for Glomerulonephritis

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glomerulonephritis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it鈥檚 meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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