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nephrosis
 
Noun nephrosis has 2 senses
  1. nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis - a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
    --1 is a kind of syndrome
  2. kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy, nephrosis - a disease affecting the kidneys
    --2 is a kind of uropathy
    --2 has particulars:
     nephritis, Bright's disease; nephrosclerosis, nephroangiosclerosis; polycystic kidney disease, PKD; polyuria; renal failure, kidney failure; renal insufficiency
nephrons nephropathy nephrops nephrops norvegicus nephropsidae nephroptosia nephroptosis nephrosclerosis nephrosis nephrotic syndrome nephrotomy nephrotoxic nephrotoxin nephthys nephthytis nephthytis afzelii nephu

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