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Definition of Nephrosis
1. Noun. 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.
2. Noun. A disease affecting the kidneys.
Specialized synonyms: Bright's Disease, Nephritis, Nephroangiosclerosis, Nephrosclerosis, Pkd, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Polyuria, Kidney Failure, Renal Failure, Renal Insufficiency
Generic synonyms: Uropathy
Definition of Nephrosis
1. Noun. (pathology) A non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is characterised by the leaking of blood protein into the urine, swelling or oedema, and degenerative lesions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nephrosis
1. [n -PHROSES]
Medical Definition of Nephrosis
1. A type of nephritis that is characterised by low serum albumin, large amount of protein in the urine and swelling (oedema). Swelling, weight gain, high blood pressure and anorexia are key features. Nephrotic syndrome can be seen with a number of illness that cause damage to the kidney glomerulus. Examples include diabetes, hereditary disorders, lupus, multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, glomerulonephritis, minimal change disease and membranous glomerulonephritis. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrosis
Literary usage of Nephrosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"nephrosis The term " nephrosis " was introduced in 1905 by Friedrich ... In this
use nephrosis was applied by pathologists rather than clinicians and in the ..."
2. A treatise on the theory and practice of medicine by John Syer Bristowe (1880)
"Thus in advanced hydro-nephrosis it is generally watery but still containing
traces of the ... Hydro-nephrosis from total or partial, and often valvular, ..."
3. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1919)
"There are, however, certain cases of what has been called nephrosis and ...
In nephrosis the formed blood elements are not found in the urine and the blood ..."
4. Surgical diseases of the kidney by Henry Morris (1785)
"hydro-nephrosis, namely, that the fluid of the amnion is, in part, at least,
composed of the urine of the fœtus. The late Dr. Swaine Taylor pointed out that ..."
5. Albuminuria and Bright's Disease by Nestor Isidore Charles Tirard (1899)
"The three conditions in question are : (1) Hydro-nephrosis ; (2) Consecutive ...
Hydro-nephrosis is the term employed to indicate an over-distension of the ..."
6. Elements of Practical Medicine by Alfred Henry Carter (1888)
"HYDRO-nephrosis. A SUDDEN and complete obstruction of the ureter sometimes leads
to hydro-nephrosis. ..."
7. Clinical Obstetrics by Robert Jardine (1903)
"... Disease—Hydro- nephrosis— Pyo-nephrosis — Bladder Complications — Incontinence
and Retention of Urine —Vesico-Vaginal Fistula—Vesical Calculi— Cystitis. ..."
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