nephrophthisis

neph·roph·thi·sis

(nef-rof'thĭ-sis, -tĭ-sis), 1. Suppurative nephritis with wasting of the substance of the organ. 2. Tuberculosis of the kidney. [nephro- + G. phthisis, a wasting]

neph·roph·thi·sis

(nef-rof'thi-sis) 1. Suppurative nephritis with wasting of the substance of the organ. 2. Tuberculosis of the kidney. [nephro- + G. phthisis, a wasting]

nephrophthisis

(nĕ-frŏf′thĭ-sĭs) [″ + phthisis, a wasting] 1. Tuberculosis of the kidney with caseous degeneration.2. Suppurative nephritis.