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Meaning of NEPHROLOGY

Pronunciation:  ni'frâlujee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
 
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 See Also: medical specialty, medicine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ne*phrol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a kidney + -logy.]
A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys,
and their structure and functions.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidneys.
  2. Nephrology is a discipline of medicine which specializes on the study of the kidneys, ureter and bladder.
 

 

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