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Pathological processes of the KIDNEY without inflammatory or neoplastic components. Nephrosis may be a primary disorder or secondary complication of other diseases. It is characterized by the NEPHROTIC SYNDROME indicating the presence of PROTEINURIA and HYPOALBUMINEMIA with accompanying EDEMA.
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- Nephroses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not diagnose: use term of text; LOWER NEPHRON NEPHROSIS see KIDNEY TUBULAR NECROSIS, ACUTE is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Nephrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009401. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009401
- Nephrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrosis
- Nephrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6995207