glomerulonephritis

[ gloh-mer-yuh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, gluh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a kidney disease affecting the capillaries of the glomeruli, characterized by albuminuria, edema, and hypertension.

glomerulonephritis

/ ɡlɒˌmɛrʊləʊnɪˈfraɪtɪs /

noun

1. any of various kidney diseases in which the glomeruli are affected

Word History and Origins

Origin of glomerulonephritis¹

First recorded in 1885–90; glomerul(us) + -o- + nephritis

Example Sentences

She had lived with a condition known as glomerulonephritis, which was destroying her renal function, since her diagnosis 16 years earlier.

From Scientific American

Does he not realise by now that when he commits a word like glomerulonephritis to print, he will eventually have to record it?

From The Guardian

Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is a rare condition that affects the kidneys because of the body’s immune response against the strep infection.

From Scientific American

Johnson later told media his dizziness was unrelated to glomerulonephritis, a kidney disorder he said he was first diagnosed with 32 years ago when he underwent medical tests as a police recruit.

From Reuters

“It’s not something that I asked him to do, he chose to do this for me,” said Johnson, who has battled for decades a potentially life threatening inflammation of the kidneys called glomerulonephritis.

From Seattle Times