nephritis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɪˈfraɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/nəˈfraɪtɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nə frī′tis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ne•phri•tis /nəˈfraɪtɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologydisease of the kidneys.
ne•phrit•ic /nəˈfrɪtɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ne•phri•tis  (nə frī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the kidneys, esp. in Bright's disease.
  • Greek nephrîtis. See nephr-, -itis
  • Late Latin nephrītis a disease of the kidneys
  • 1570–80;
ne•phrit•ic  (nə frit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nephritis / nɪˈfraɪtɪs/
  1. inflammation of a kidney
'nephritis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bright's disease - glomerulonephritis - nephritic - pseudonephritis - pyelonephritis - pyonephritis

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