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| Domain | Definition |
Health | Scarring of the glomeruli. It may result from diabetes mellitus (diabetic glomerulosclerosis) or from deposits in parts of the glomerulus (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis). The most common signs of glomerulosclerosis are proteinuria and kidney failure. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS |
| Specialty definitions using "GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS": AIDS-Associated Nephropathy ♦ Diabetic Nephropathies. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Histopathology of kidney showing nodular glomerulosclerosis characteristic of diabetes mellitus (PAS stain). Credit: CDC. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Glomerulonephritis and glomerulosclerosis are broad terms that include many forms of damage to the glomeruli. (references) | |
Although glomerulonephritis and glomerulosclerosis have different causes, they can both lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). (references) | ||
Glomerulosclerosis (gloh-MAIR-yoo-loh-skleh-ROH-sis) describes the scarring or hardening of the tiny blood vessels within the kidney. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis | 19 |
glomerulosclerosis | 10 |
glomerulosclerosis focal | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | glomerulosklerose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | glomerulosclerosis, glomerulosclerose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | sclérose glomérulaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Glomerulosklerose, Glomerulose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | νεφροσκληρωσία, νεφροσκλήρυνσις. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omerulosclerosisglay glomerulosclerose, esclerose glomerular. (various references) glomeruloesclerosis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Proper Noun Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-g-i-l-l-l-m-o-o-o-r-r-s-s-s-u" | |
-5 letters: Eurosclerosis. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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