| EPINEPHRIN | • epinephrin n. Alternative form of epinephrine. • EPINEPHRIN n. adrenalin, also EPINEPHRINE. |
| NEPHRALGIA | • nephralgia n. Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys. • NEPHRALGIA n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGY. |
| NEPHRALGIC | • nephralgic adj. Relating to nephralgia. • NEPHRALGIC adj. relating to nephralgia, neuralgia of the kidneys. |
| NEPHRIDIAL | • nephridial adj. Of or pertaining to a nephridium. • NEPHRIDIAL adj. of or pertaining to a nephridium, a segmental tubule. |
| NEPHRIDIUM | • nephridium n. (Biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates. • nephridium n. (Anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney. • NEPHRIDIUM n. in invertebrates and lower chordates, an organ serving the function of a kidney. |
| NEPHRITICS | • nephritics n. Plural of nephritic. • NEPHRITIC n. a medicine alleviating kidney conditions. |
| NEPHROLOGY | • nephrology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys. • NEPHROLOGY n. the study of the kidneys. |
| NEPHROPEXY | • nephropexy n. (Surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney. • NEPHROPEXY n. the fixation of a floating kidney. |
| NEPHROTICS | • nephrotics n. Plural of nephrotic. • NEPHROTIC n. a disease of the kidneys. |
| NEPHROTOMY | • nephrotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. • NEPHROTOMY n. the extraction of a stone from the kidney by cutting. |
| PRONEPHRIC | • pronephric adj. Of or pertaining to the pronephros. • PRONEPHRIC adj. of or pertaining to the pronephros. |
| PRONEPHROI | • pronephroi n. Plural of pronephros. • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PRONEPHROS | • pronephros n. (Anatomy) A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos. • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |