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GlomerulonephritisGN

Also called Inflammation of kidney filters

NephrologyInternal MedicineImmunologyImportant

Immunologically mediated inflammation of the glomeruli, the microscopic filtering units of the kidney.

Korean

사구체신염

신장의 미세 여과 단위인 사구체에 면역 매개 염증이 발생하는 질환.

French

Glomérulonéphrite

Inflammation à médiation immunologique des glomérules, les unités de filtration microscopiques du rein.

Word parts

  • glomerul/oRoot(Latin) Glomerulus, kidney filtering unit
  • nephr/oRoot(Greek) Kidney
  • -itisSuffix(Greek) Inflammation

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