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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an inflammation of the kidney;
[syn: nephritis, Bright's disease]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nephritis \Ne*phri"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. nefri^tis (sc. ?), fr.
   nefro`s a kidney.] (Med.)
   An inflammation of the kidneys.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nephritis
    n 1: an inflammation of the kidney [syn: nephritis, Bright's
         disease]