Clinical Diagnosis · Urinary System · Hard
Glomerulonephritis
Meaning: Inflammation of the kidney's tiny filtering units, causing blood and protein in the urine.
In practice: Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis caused cola-coloured urine weeks after a sore throat.
Word parts
- -itis means inflammation
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