nephrology
pronunciation
How to pronounce nephrology in British English:
UK [nɪ'frɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce nephrology in American English:
US [nɪ'frɒlədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
Word Origin
- nephrology (n.)
- 1839, from nephro- + -ology. Related: Nephrologist.
Example
- 1. Recent advances in pediatric urology and nephrology .
- 2. Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology : supplement .
- 3. The findings were published online wednesday by the journal of the american society of nephrology , and are expected to be in the january print issue .
- 4. Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology .
- 5. National yang ming university , section of nephrology , department of medicine , taipei veterans general .