Glomerulonephritis
- Inflammation of glomerulus
Nature
Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the glomeruli, the individual filtering units of the kidney. In chronic form, the glomeruli become scarred and slowly lose their ability to remove wastes and excess fluid from the blood to make urine.
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
- Medicine » Physiology
- Medicine » Urogenital system » Urogenital system
Content quality
Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J2575
DOCID
12025750
D7NID
145883
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020