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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. affected by nephritis;

2. of or relating to the kidneys;
[syn: nephritic, renal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nephritic \Ne*phrit"ic\, Nephritical \Ne*phrit"ic*al\, a. [L. nephriticus, Gr. nefritiko`s: cf. F. n['e]phr['e]tique. See Nephritis.] 1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) (a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient. (b) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to nephrite. [PJC] Nephritic stone (Min.), Nephrite; jade. See Nephrite. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nephritic \Ne*phrit"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nephritic adj 1: affected by nephritis 2: of or relating to the kidneys [syn: nephritic, renal]