Glomerulitis
[gloh-mer-yuh-lahy-tis, gluh-] /gloʊˌmɛr yəˈlaɪ tɪs, glə-/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the of the kidney.
glomerulitis glo·mer·u·li·tis (glō-měr’yə-lī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of a glomerulus, especially of the renal glomeruli, as in glomerulonephritis.
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