Meaning of nephritis in English

1. Pronunciation

   /nəˈfraɪdəs/

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1. Noun

   nephritis

   Etymology

   late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from nephros‘kidney’

   Definitions

   1. an inflammation of the kidney

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