Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nephritic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nephritic \Ne*phrit"ic\, Nephritical \Ne*phrit"ic*al\, a. [L.
nephriticus, gr. ?: cf. F. n['e]phr['e]tique. See
{Nephritis}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal;
as, a nephritic disease.
2. (Med.)
(a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a
nephritic patient.
(b) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the
kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine.
{Nephritic stone} (Min.), nephrite; jade. See {Nephrite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nephritic \Ne*phrit"ic\, n. (Med.)
A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nephritic
adj 1: affected by nephritis
2: of or relating to the kidneys [syn: {renal}]
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