nephrosclerosis

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós

Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós

Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós)

English nephro-

English sclerosis

English nephrosclerosis

From nephro- (“kidney”) + sclerosis (“hard”).

Noun

nephrosclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural nephroscleroses)

1. (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries

Derived terms

• arteriolonephrosclerosis

Related terms

• nephrosclerotic

Translations

ateriosclerosis

• Catalan: nefroesclerosi (ca) f
• Finnish: nefroskleroosi
• Spanish: nefroesclerosis f