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Noun: glomerulonephritis  glu,mer-yu-low-nu'frI-tus
  1. Nephritis marked by inflammation of the kidney's glomeruli; characterized by decreased urine production, blood and protein in urine, and oedema
    "The child's glomerulonephritis was caused by a strep infection"

Derived forms: glomerulonephritises

Type of: Bright's disease, nephritis

Encyclopedia: Glomerulonephritis, membranous