nephrosis

[ nuh-froh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.

nephrosis

/ nɪˈfrəʊsɪs; nɪˈfrɒtɪk /

noun

1. any noninflammatory degenerative kidney disease

Derived Forms

• neˈphrotic, adjective

Other Words From

• ne·phrot·ic [n, uh, -, frot, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrosis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1915–20; nephr-, -osis

Example Sentences

One of Longleat's koalas, a female called Wilpena, died earlier this year as a result of the kidney disease oxalate nephrosis.

From BBC