nephropathology

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noun

The pathology of the kidneys

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounnephropathology (countable and uncountable, plural nephropathologies)

plural nephropathologies

  1. countableuncountableThe pathology of the kidneys
  2. countableuncountablemedicineAny disease of the kidneys

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
  2. Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
  3. Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
  4. Englishnephro-
  5. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  6. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Frenchpathologie
  12. Englishpathology
  13. Englishnephropathology

From nephro- + pathology.

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APA

nephropathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephropathology

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“nephropathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephropathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephropathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephropathology.

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