nephroangiosclerosis
— Noun
– English
～ kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
nephroblastoma
— Noun
– English
～ malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
nephrocalcinosis
— Noun
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～ renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
— Noun
– English
～ diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin
Nephrolepis
— Noun
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～ small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
Nephrolepis exaltata
— Noun
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～ a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
nephrolith
— Noun
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～ a calculus formed in the kidney
nephrolithiasis
— Noun
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～ the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney
nephrology
— Noun
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～ the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
nephron
— Noun
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～ any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
nephropathy
— Noun
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～ a disease affecting the kidneys
Nephrops
— Noun
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～ a genus of Nephropsidae
Nephropsidae
— Noun
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～ in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
nephroptosia
— Noun
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～ prolapse of the kidney
nephroptosis
— Noun
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～ prolapse of the kidney
nephrosclerosis
— Noun
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～ kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
nephrosis
— Noun
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～ a disease affecting the kidneys
nephrosis
— Noun
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～ 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
nephrotomy
— Noun
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～ incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)