NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases

Synonyms:

nephrosis; nephrotic syndrome

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("nephrotic syndrome" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

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