Etymology

nephritic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome. Full definition →

Middle English neufretic ← Medieval Latin nefreticus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromnefreticus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromneufretic
  3. English todaynephritic

From Middle English neufretic, from Medieval Latin nefreticus; compare Classical Latin nephrīticus; equivalent to nephritis + -ic = nephr- (“kidney”) + itis (“inflammation”) + -ic (“related”).

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