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)
nephrotoxic
— Adjective
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~ toxic to the kidney
nephrotoxin
— Noun
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~ any toxin that affects the kidneys
Nephthys
— Noun
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~ Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set
Nephthytis afzelii
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~ tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves