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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > urinary tract diseases > kidney diseases > nephrosis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > urinary tract diseases > kidney diseases > nephrosis
Preferred Term:

nephrosis

Definition:
Pathological processes of the kidney without inflammatory or neoplastic components. Nephrosis may be a primary disorder or secondary complication of other diseases.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
kidney diseases
Narrower Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/48376
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30