nephrosis   (TTS Sound)

The noun nephrosis has 2 senses

• nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis -- (a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases)


• kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy, nephrosis -- (a disease affecting the kidneys)