nephr-, nephro-, nephri-, -nephric
(Greek: kidney)
anephric
Without kidneys.
anephrogenesis
Congenital absence of kidney tissue.
archinephric
archinephros
arteriolonephrosclerosis
arterionephrosclerosis
autonephrectomy
The complete destruction of a kidney by a disease process.
autonephrotoxin
A toxin directed against the kidneys of the organism in which it was produced.
epinephrectomy
The surgical removal of one or more adrenal glands.
The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system and are located just above the kidneys.
epinephrin
epinephroma
glomerulonephritis
1. A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the renal glomeruli.
2. A variety of nephritis characterised by inflammation of the capillary loops in the glomeruli of the kidney.
3. Any glomerular disease characterized by acute, subacute, or chronic inflammation.
It occurs in acute, subacute and chronic forms and may be secondary to hemolytic streptococcal infection. Evidence also supports possible immune or autoimmune mechanisms.
heminephrectomy
1. Excision of a portion of a kidney.
2. Removal by surgery of part of a kidney
heminephroureterectomy
Removal of a portion of a kidney and ureter by means of surgery.
hepatonephric
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