Glomerulopathy

Glomerulopathy
Specialty Urology Edit this on Wikidata

Glomerulopathy is a set of diseases affecting the glomeruli of the nephron.[1]

Such diseases can include processes that are inflammatory or noninflammatory. Because the term glomerulitis exists for inflammatory conditions,[2] glomerulopathy sometimes carries a noninflammatory implication.

References

  1. ↑ "glomerulopathy" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ↑ "glomerulitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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