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Glomerulonephritis

  • Inflammation of glomerulus

Nature

Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the glomeruli, the individual filtering units of the kidney. In chronic form, the glomeruli become scarred and slowly lose their ability to remove wastes and excess fluid from the blood to make urine.

Broader

Nephritis
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Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Physiology
  • Medicine » Urogenital system » Urogenital system
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J2575
    DOCID
    12025750
    D7NID
    145883
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020