nephropathy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English nephropathy From nephro- + -pathy.
Meanings
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Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys.
The recorded causes of kidney disease were as follows: diabetic nephropathy (in 21% of the patients), nephroangiosclerosis and glomerulonephritis (18%), interstitial nephropathy (7%), hypertensive nephropathy (5%), polykystosis (5%) and other recorded diagnoses (hereditary disease, solitary kidney, dysglobulinemia, and systemic disease) (22%).
2015 July 17, “The Addition of Vascular Calcification Scores to Traditional Risk Factors Improves Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nephropathies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
IgAN · Mesoamerican nephropathy · nephropathic · IgA nephropathy · steatonephropathy · glomerulonephropathy · epidemic nephropathy · immunoglobulin A nephropathy · Balkan endemic nephropathy
Synonyms
renopathy · nephrosis · renal disorder · kidney disease
Translations (10)
fi nefropatia (disorder of the kidney) · el νεφροπάθεια (disorder of the kidney) · nb nefropati (disorder of the kidney) · ru нефропатия (disorder of the kidney) · fi munuaissairaus (disorder of the kidney) · cmn 腎臟病 /肾脏病 (disorder of the kidney) · ca nefropatia (disorder of the kidney) · es nefropatía (disorder of the kidney) · pl nefropatia (disorder of the kidney) · fi munuaisvaurio (disorder of the kidney)