nephrology

[ nuh-frol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.

nephrology

/ nɪˈfrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the kidney

nephrology

/ nə-frŏl′ə-jē /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with functions and diseases of the kidneys.

nephrology

1. The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the kidneys .

Derived Forms

• neˈphrologist, noun

Other Words From

• ne·phrolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrology¹

First recorded in 1835–45; nephro- + -logy

Example Sentences

This can cause fluid and waste to build up in the blood, which can exacerbate high blood pressure and raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, said Dr. Subramaniam Pennathur, the chief of the nephrology division at Michigan Medicine.

From Seattle Times

A new source of kidneys “could solve an intractable problem in the field — the inadequate access of minority patients to kidney transplants,” said Dr. Winfred Williams, associate chief of the nephrology division at Mass General and the patient’s primary kidney doctor.

From New York Times

But the cases could be as few as several dozens of people a year in the United States, according to Dr. Norman Stockbridge, head of the F.D.A.’s division of cardiology and nephrology in the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which approved the drug.

From New York Times

Long Professor of Medicine and Genetics and chief of nephrology at Yale University School of Medicine, are the senior authors of the paper.

From Science Daily

"Patients with AKI are critically ill, frequently in the ICU, and performing kidney biopsies is not feasible due to safety considerations. There is an urgent need to identify tissue signatures in the blood or urine that can inform us about how kidneys are healing." says, Chirag Parikh, MD, Ph.D., director of the division of nephrology at Johns Hopkins Medicine and corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily