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nounInflammation of the kidney.
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nounan inflammation of the kidney
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Origin
Internationalism. From nephr- + -itis.
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Bulgarian възпаление на бъбреците
- възпаление на бъбреците (văzpalenie na băbrecite)inflammation of the kidney
Catalan nefritis
- nefritisinflammation of the kidney
Chinese Mandarin 腎炎 /肾炎
- 腎炎 /肾炎 (shènyán)inflammation of the kidney
Czech nefritida
- nefritidainflammation of the kidney
Dutch nefritis, nierontsteking
- nefritisinflammation of the kidney
- nierontstekinginflammation of the kidney
Finnish nefriitti
- nefriittiinflammation of the kidney
French néphrite
- néphriteinflammation of the kidney
Hungarian nefritisz, vesegyulladás
- nefritiszinflammation of the kidney
- vesegyulladásinflammation of the kidney
Irish neifríteas
- neifríteasinflammation of the kidney
Italian nefrite
- nefriteinflammation of the kidney
Malay radang ginjal, nefritis
- radang ginjalinflammation of the kidney
- nefritisinflammation of the kidney
Portuguese nefrite
- nefriteinflammation of the kidney
Romanian nefrită
- nefrităinflammation of the kidney
Russian нефри́т
- нефри́т (nefrít)inflammation of the kidney
Spanish nefritis
- nefritisinflammation of the kidney
Tagalog magambato
- magambatoinflammation of the kidney
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APA
nephritis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephritis
MLA
“nephritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephritis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephritis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephritis.
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