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NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nephrotic syndrome" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
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