Definition of Nephrology

1. Noun. The branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders.

Generic synonyms: Medical Specialty, Medicine

Definition of Nephrology

1. n. A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

Definition of Nephrology

1. Noun. (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nephrology

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Medical Definition of Nephrology

1. A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. Origin: Gr. A kidney. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrology

nephrogenous
nephrogram
nephrography
nephrohydrosis
nephroi
nephroid
nephrolith
nephrolithiasis
nephrolithic
nephrolithotomy
nephroliths
nephrological
nephrologies
nephrologist
nephrologists
nephrology (current term)
nephrolysin
nephrolysis
nephrolytic
nephroma
nephromalacia
nephromegaly
nephromere
nephron
nephronic loop
nephrons
nephropathia epidemica
nephropathic
nephropathies
nephropathy

Literary usage of Nephrology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Economic Aspects of Diabetes: Selected Annotations by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Researchers analyzed 784 adult and pediatric nephrology admissions to the Long lsland Jewish ... Total hospital costs for the 784 nephrology admissions were ..."

2. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... Medicine Department of Medicine Division of nephrology University of Southern California Medical Center Los Angeles, California Barry L. Carter, Pharm. ..."

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