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NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

Dictionary entry overview: What does nephrotic syndrome mean?

• NEPHROTIC SYNDROME (noun)
The noun NEPHROTIC SYNDROME has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: NEPHROTIC SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NEPHROTIC SYNDROME (noun)

Sense 1

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

nephrosis; nephrotic syndrome

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

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

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