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Nephritis vs Glomerulonephritis - What's the difference?

nephritis | glomerulonephritis |

As nouns the difference between nephritis and glomerulonephritis

is that nephritis is (pathology) inflammation of the kidney while glomerulonephritis is (medicine) a form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.

nephritis

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the kidney.

    • See also

    * Bright's disease * nephrosclerosis * nephrosis * nephrotic syndrome

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    glomerulonephritis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia glomerulonephritis) (en-noun)
  • (medicine) A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli