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Definition: Nephrology |
NephrologyNoun1. The branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Nephrology \Ne*phrol"o*gy\, noun. [Greek expression kidney -logy.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the kidney. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
See the article on the kidney for the anatomy and function of healthy kidneys and a list of diseases involving the kidney.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Nephrology."
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Health | Conference participants included experts from many different fields, including osteoporosis and bone and dental health, nursing, dietetics, epidemiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, rheumatology, oncology, hypertension, nutrition and public education, and biostatistics, as well as representatives from the public. (references) | |
NIDDK's Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases maintains the Pediatric Nephrology Program, which supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of kidney diseases in children, including minimal change disease, congenital nephrotic syndrome, primary glomerular disease, and postinfection glomerulonephritis. (references) | ||
To resolve questions concerning delivered dialysis dose, as well as co-morbid conditions and dialysis-related complications, all of which appear to cause an increased morbidity and mortality in the United States dialysis population when compared to certain European countries and Japan, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Office of Medical Applications of Research of the NIH convened a consensus development conference November 1-3, 1993. Following 1-1/2 days of testimony by experts in the field, a consensus panel representing the professional fields of general medicine, nephrology, pediatrics, biostatistics, nutrition, and nursing, and a representative of the public considered evidence and agreed on answers to the questions that follow. (references) | ||
Economic History | Malaysia | Another hospital, Serdang Hospital, which is expected to be operational in 2004, will be the reference center for cardiology, cardiothoracic, urology and nephrology surgery. (references) |
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| "Nephrology" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nephrology" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; 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. |
| Language | Translations for "nephrology"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طب الكلي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 肾脏病学. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | nephrologi, nefrologi (renal diseases), medicinske nyresygdomme (renal diseases). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | nierziekten (renal diseases), nefrologie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | néphrologie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Nierenkrankheiten (renal diseases), Nephrologie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | νεφρολογία (renal diseases). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | nefrologia (renal diseases). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | tushtey bodjallyn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ephrologynay nefrologia (renal diseases), doenças renais (renal diseases). (various references) nefrología. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Nephrology" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nefrology, nephology, nephrologist. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "nephrology" (pronounced 'Ne*phrol"o*gy'): Aciurgy, Acology, Actinology, Adenology, Aerolithology, Aerology, Agnoiology, Agriology, Agrostology, Aitiology, Alethiology, Algology, Allotriophagy, Alogy, Amphibiology, Amphibology, Anagogy, Analogy, Anemology, Angelology, Angiology, Anthology, Anthropology, Anthropophagy, Antilogy, Apiology, Arachnology, Archaeology, Archelogy, Aretology, Aristology, Arteriology, Arthrology, Assyriology, Astrolithology, Astrology, Astrometeorology, Astrotheology, Atheology, Atmology, Atmospherology, Atomology, Autophagy, Bacteriology, Baggy, Balneology, Barology, Battology, Bibliology, Bibliopegy, Bilgy, Biology, Boggy, Bogy, Botanology, Brachylogy, Bromatology, Brontology, Bryology, Bulgy, Cacology, Campanology, Cardiolgy, Carphology, Carpology, Cephalology, Cerebrology, Cetology, Chirology, Choledology, Chondrology, Chorology, Christology, Chromatology, Chronology, Chrysology, Claggy, Clergy, Climatology, Cloggy, Cometology, Conchology, Cosmology, Craggy, Craniology, Criminology, Cristallology, Crustalogy, cryptology, Crystallurgy, Dactyliology, Dactylology, Demonology, Demonomagy, Dendrology, Deontology, Dermatology, Desmology, Dialectology, Dianoialogy, Dilogy, Dittology, Docimology, Dosology, Doxology, Dramaturgy, Dreggy, Dysteleology, Ecclesiology, Effigy, Egyptology, Electro-biology, Electrology, Electro-metallurgy, Elegy, Embryology, Encephalology, Endemiology, Energy, Enteradenology, Enterology, Entomology, Epidemiology, Epistemology, Erpetology, Eschatology, Ethnology, Ethology, Etiology, Etymology, Eulogy, foggy, fringy, Froggy, Fungology, Galvanology, Gastrology, GENEALOGY, Genesiolgy, Genethlialogy, Ghostology, Glossology, Glottology, Gnomology, Gnomonology, groggy, gynecology, haematology, hagiology, Helminthology, hematology, Hemiplegy, Hepatology, herpetology, Heterology, Hexicology, Hierology, Hierourgy, Hippopathology, Hippophagy, histology, Historiology, homology, horology, Hugy, hydrology, Hydrometallurgy, Hydrometeorology, Hydrophytology, Hyetology, Hygiology, Hygrology, Hymnology, Hypnology, Hysterology, Iamatology, Ichnolithology, Ichnology, Ichthyohagy, ichthyology, Iconology, ideology, Insectology, jaggy, Kinology, Knaggy, Laryngology, leggy, Leptology, lexicology, Lichenology, Lithology, liturgiology, Liturgy, Lozengy, macrology, Malacology, mammalogy, Mammology, mangy, Mantology, Martyrology, Mastology, Mateology, Maungy, Mazology, Mechanurgy, Medalurgy, Membranology, metallurgy, meteorology, methodology, metrology, Miasmology, microbiology, Micro-geology, Micrology, Microseismology, misology, Monadology, Monology, Morology, morphology, Muggy, Muscology, Mycology, Myology, Mystagogy, Mythology, Naggy, Necrology, Neology, Neossology, Neuralgy, Neurology, Nomology, Noology, Nostalgy, Numismatology, Oceanology, Odontalgy, Odontology, OEcology, OEnology, Ology, onology, Onomatology, ontology, Oology, Ophiology, Ophthalmology, Orchidology, Organology, Orismology, Ornithichnology, Ornithology, Orology, Orthology, Oryctology, Osteology, Otalgy, Otology, Ourology, Ovology, Palaetiology, Paleology, Paleornithology, Paleozoology, Paleozooogy, Palilogy, Pantheology, Pantology, Pantophagy, Panurgy, Paradoxology, Paralogy, Parergy, Parisology, Paromology, Patronomayology, Pedagogy, Pedology, Penology, Periergy, Perissology, Petralogy, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharology, Phenomenology, Philology, Philostorgy, Phlebology, Phonology, Photology, Phraseology, Phrenology, Phthisiology, Phycology, Physicology, Physico-theology, Physiology, Phytolithology, Phytology, Phytopathology, Phytophagy, Phytophysiology, Plutology, Pneumatology, Pneumology, Poggy, Polylogy, Polyphagy, Pomology, Posology, Potamology, Prodigy, Promorphology, Protophytology, Pseudology, Psilology, Psychology, Pteridology, Punnology, Pyretology, Pyritology, Pyrology, Quaggy, Quinology, Rabdology, rangy, Rhinology, Ruggy, Runology, Sagy, Sarcology, Sarcophagy, Scleragogy, scraggy, Scroggy, seismology, Selenology, semasiology, Sematology, shaggy, Sinology, Sitology, Skeletology, Slaggy, sloggy, Sluggy, Snaggy, sociology, soggy, Sortilegy, soteriology, Spectrology, Splanchnology, Splenology, spongy, Spriggy, stagy, Statistology, Stoichiology, Stomatology, strategy, Stromatology, Surgy, Swaggy, Symbology, Synchronology, Syndesmology, synergy, Synosteology, Syphilology, Systematology, tautology, Taxology, Technicology, technology, Tectology, Telenergy, teleology, teratology, terminology, Termonology, Testaceology, tetralogy, thanatology, Thaumaturgy, theology, Thereology, Thermology, theurgy, Threpsology, Tidology, tocology, topology, Toreumatology, toxicology. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: phrenology. | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-h-l-n-o-o-p-r-y" | |
-1 letter: gynophore, phenology. | |
-2 letters: hypergol, penology, prolonge, rheology. | |
-3 letters: enology, gryphon, hyperon, leghorn, neology, orogeny, polygon, progeny, prolong, pronely, pyrogen. | |
-4 letters: eryngo, gonoph, gooney, gopher, gorhen, groyne, holpen, hooper, longer, looney, looper, oogeny, openly, operon, orgone, phenol, phenyl, phoney, phooey, phylon, poleyn, poorly, proleg, prolog, pyrone. | |
-5 letters: enrol, ephor, genro, glory, glyph, goner, gooey, goony, goopy, grope, gyron, henry, heron, holey, honer, honey, honor, hooey, hooly, hoper, horny, hoyle, hyper, loner, longe, looey, loony, loopy, loper, nerol, ogler, ology, onery, orlop, pelon, pengo, peony, phone, phono, phony, phyle, plyer, pogey, poler, porgy, porno, porny, prole, prone, prong, pylon, reply, ropey. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-h-l-n-o-o-p-r-y" | |
+3 letters: oropharyngeal. | |
+4 letters: neuropathology. | |
+5 letters: neurophysiology, neuropsychology. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. . .--. .... .-. --- .-.. --- --. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01110000 01101000 01110010 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e p h r o l o g y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0070 0068 0072 006F 006C 006F 0067 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48718274848178817391 |
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