oligomeganephronia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]oligo- + mega- + nephro- + -n- + -ia
Noun
[edit]oligomeganephronia (usually uncountable, plural oligomeganephronias)
- (pathology) A kidney disease characterised by a larger nephrons that are reduced in number
- 2015 July 9, Ying Maggie Chen, Helen Liapis, “Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: molecular genetics and targeted therapies”, in BMC Nephrology[1], volume 16, :
- For example, oligomeganephronia, unilateral renal agenesis, renal dysplasia, reflux nephropathy, secondary to surgical or traumatic ablation, chronic allograft nephropathy, and other causes of nephron loss lead to FSGS.