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nephrotic
noun(ne-phro-sis)
a noninflammatory disease of the kidneys chiefly affecting function of the nephrons; also : nephrotic syndrome
nephrotic
noun(ne-phro-sis)
an abnormal condition that is marked by deficiency of albumin in the blood and its excretion in the urine due to altered permeability of the glomerular basement membranes

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