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nephritic

/nɛfˈrɪ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
neph-ritic
IPA
/nɛfˈrɪ.tɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.

adj

Of or relating to the kidneys.

Archaic

noun

Someone with nephritis.

Etymology

From Middle English neufretic, from Medieval Latin nefreticus; compare Classical Latin nephrīticus; equivalent to nephritis + -ic = nephr- (“kidney”) + itis (“inflammation”) + -ic (“related”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /nɛfˈrɪ.tɪk/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

more nephritic (comparative) most nephritic (superlative) nephritick (alternative) nephritics (plural)

Derived Forms

antinephritic perinephritic postnephritic prenephritic pronephritic

Frequently Paired Words

nephrotic

Synonyms

nephric renal

Antonyms

nonnephritic

Questions

How do you pronounce nephritic?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɛfˈrɪ.tɪk/.
What does nephritic mean?
Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.
Where does nephritic come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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