nephritic

English

Alternative forms

• nephritick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English neufretic, from Medieval Latin nefreticus; compare Classical Latin nephrīticus; equivalent to nephritis +‎ -ic = nephr- (“kidney”) +‎ itis (“inflammation”) +‎ -ic (“related”).

Adjective

nephritic (comparative more nephritic, superlative most nephritic)

1. Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.

   Coordinate term: nephrotic

2. (archaic) Of or relating to the kidneys.

   Synonyms: nephric, renal

Antonyms

• nonnephritic

Translations

of or relating to the kidneys

• Bulgarian: бъбречен (bǎbrečen)
• Catalan: nefrític
• Czech: ledvinový (cs), nefritický, renální (cs)
• Romanian: nefritic (ro)
• Spanish: nefrítico

of, relating to or affected with nephritis

• Catalan: nefrític
• Czech: ledvinový (cs), nefritický
• Romanian: nefritic (ro)
• Spanish: nefrítico

Noun

nephritic (plural nephritics)

1. Someone with nephritis.

Anagrams

• interchip, phrenitic, prehnitic