nephropathy
— Noun
– English
～ 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
– English
～ prolapse of the kidney
nephroptosis
— Noun
– English
～ prolapse of the kidney
nephrosclerosis
— 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
nephrosis
— Noun
– English
～ a disease affecting the kidneys
nephrosis
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Noun
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～ tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves
nephthytis
— Noun
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～ any plant of the genus Nephthytis
nepotism
— Noun
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～ favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
nepotist
— Noun
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～ a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends
Neptune
— Noun
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～ a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"
neptune
— Noun
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～ (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
neptunium
— Noun
– English
～ a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium