Taber's Medical Dictionary
nephrosis
(nĕ-frō′sĭs )
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pl. nephroses [ nephro- + -sis ]
1. Clinical classification of kidney disease in which protein loss is so extensive that edema and hypoproteinemia are produced.
2. Degenerative changes in the kidneys, esp. the renal tubules, without the occurrence of inflammation.
SEE: nephrotic syndrome
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Nephrosis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754647/all/nephrosis.
Nephrosis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754647/all/nephrosis. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Nephrosis. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754647/all/nephrosis
Nephrosis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754647/all/nephrosis.
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