glomerulonephropathy

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English

Etymology

From glomerulo- +‎ nephropathy.

Noun

glomerulonephropathy (plural glomerulonephropathies)

  1. (pathology) Any disease of the renal glomeruli
    • 2015 July 17, “Characterization of Proteinuria in Dogue de Bordeaux Dogs, a Breed Predisposed to a Familial Glomerulonephropathy: A Retrospective Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Samples from 102 adult Dogue de Bordeaux dogs (47 non-proteinuric [urine protein-to-creatinine ratio≤0.2], 20 borderline-proteinuric [0.2 0.5]) were used, of which 2 were suffering from familial glomerulonephropathy.