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Kidney inflammation that can impair filtering waste and fluid from the blood, sometimes seriously.
means Inflammation of the kidneys, which can impair their ability to filter waste and fluid from the blood.
from Built from Greek nephros, 'kidney,' plus the medical suffix -itis, 'inflammation.' The same nephros root shows up in 'nephrology' and 'nephrologist' — doctors of the kidney — while -itis is the same tag found in arthritis, tonsillitis, and bronchitis, a Greek-derived label medicine attached to countless inflamed body parts.
- definition
- Inflammation of the kidneys, often immune-triggered
- famous culprit
- Lupus loves attacking kidneys this way
- warning sign
- Blood or protein showing up in urine
- untreated risk
- Can escalate quietly into kidney failure