Bright's disease

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disease characterized by albuminuria and heightened blood pressure.

Bright's disease

/ braɪts /

noun

1. chronic inflammation of the kidneys; chronic nephritis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bright's disease¹

First recorded in 1825–35; named after R. Bright

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bright's disease¹

C19: named after Richard Bright (1789–1858), British physician

Example Sentences

He was let go from the force when Oklahoma was granted statehood in 1907 but worked for the Muskogee police department for an additional two years before being diagnosed with Bright’s disease and dying in 1910.

From Los Angeles Times

President Wilson was preoccupied with the health of Edith Axson Wilson, who eventually died of Bright’s disease in 1914, the second year of his first term.

From Los Angeles Times

Her father died of Bright’s disease eight months after she was born in 1911, and Bishop’s mother — after a series of breakdowns — was committed to a mental institution in Nova Scotia when Bishop was 5.

From Washington Post

Beginning in 1882, Chester Arthur battled a severe case of Bright’s disease which would kill him a few years after he left office.

From The Guardian

The economy had already been unaware, a decade prior, that President Chester Arthur suffered from Bright’s disease, a kidney ailment that killed him a few years after he left office.

From Washington Post