Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or connected with a kidney.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
nephritic
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to or connected with a
kidney .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephros, "kidney") + -ic.
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Interestingly, a recent study reported that nephric duct-specific inactivation of
PLoS Biology: New Articles Dimple Notani et al. 2010
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