nephritis
noun
ne·phri·tis ni-ˈfrī-təs 
plural nephritides ni-ˈfri-tə-ˌdēz
: acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Symptoms of lupus nephritis include foamy urine, joint pain, swelling, and, in some cases, kidney failure, which may need to be treated with dialysis or a kidney transplant, the National Institutes of Health explain. 
Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 25 Sep. 2020 In 1912, as Curran’s father, George Pollard, lay dying from nephritis, the women began playing with the Ouija board. Joy Lanzendorfer, Longreads, 14 June 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 See More
Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 25 Sep. 2020 In 1912, as Curran’s father, George Pollard, lay dying from nephritis, the women began playing with the Ouija board. Joy Lanzendorfer, Longreads, 14 June 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure. Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek, from nephros kidney; probably akin to Middle English nere kidney
First Known Use
1566, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nephritis
noun
ne·phri·tis ni-ˈfrīt-əs
plural nephritides -ˈfrit-ə-ˌdēz
: acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma) and caused by infection, a degenerative process, or vascular disease compare nephrosclerosis, nephrosis