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nephropathy [nə′fräp·ə·thē]
(medicine) Any disease of the kidney. Nephropathy a general term that includes several renal disorders. Classified as nephropathies are nephropathy of pregnancy and a group of other kidney diseases that are distinguished from each other by a variety of morphological changes. This latter group of diseases includes myelogenous nephropathy, endemic, or Balkan, nephropathy, medicinally induced nephropathy, kaliopenic nephropathy, and hypercalcemic nephropathy. REFERENCEOsnovy nefrologii, vol. 2. Edited by E. M. Tareev. Moscow, 1972.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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