(n)a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases, Syn.nephrosis
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‖n. [ NL., Gr. "y`dwr water + &unr_; a kidney.] (Med.) An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages. [1913 Webster]