Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glomerulonephritis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: glomeru-lonephri-tis
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronym: glomerulitis"
"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%)."

Etymology

Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glomerulonephritides (plural) glomerulonephrites (plural) GN (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

glomerulonephritic

Frequently Paired Words

glomerulopathy glomerulosclerosis

Questions

What does glomerulonephritis mean?: A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
Where does glomerulonephritis come from?: Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.

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