nə̇ˈfrīd.ə̇s, neˈf- noun
( plural nephrit·i·des -rid.əˌdēz ; also nephri·tis·es )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from nephr- (from nephros kidney) + -itis; akin to Middle English nere kidney, Old High German nioro kidney, testicle, Old Norse nȳra kidney, Lanuvian nebrundines testicles
: inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma), being acute or chronic, and caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease
parenchymatous nephritis
glomerular nephritis
— distinguished from nephrosclerosis and nephrosis ; compare bright's disease