Recent Examples on the WebBoston Children’s also was ranked No. 1 in the country for pediatric cancer treatment, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and urology. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 Intensive therapy that continued for a full two weeks after delivery eventually turned the situation around, but not without a cross-discipline effort that included specialists in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology and neonatology. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022 For Elaine Kamil, 75, a pediatric nephrology specialist in Los Angeles, immense grief after the unexpected death of her 31-year-old-son physically took a toll on her heart. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2022 Though kidney disease at large is considered common and accounts for 83% of all transplants, End Stage Renal Disease in children is rare, said Dr. David Haines, division chief of pediatric nephrology at Indiana University School of Medicine. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022 According to the UVA Hospital website, Dr. Warburton is an associate professor with an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certification in nephrology, a specialization of internal medicine focused on the kidneys.Fox News, 25 Jan. 2022 Apart from a flurry of responses from his nephrology friends, Klein got hundreds of replies from others. Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2022 Other warning signs may be high blood pressure or swelling in your legs, Robert Greenwell, MD, chief of nephrology at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, tells Health. Hallie Levine, Health.com, 3 Nov. 2021 The research, led by John Arthur, a professor of nephrology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, intended to see what biology might be unique to Covid survivors. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2021 See More
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nephrology
noun
ne·phrol·o·gy ni-ˈfräl-ə-jē
plural nephrologies
: a medical specialty concerned with the kidneys and especially with their structure, functions, or diseases