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)

Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.
Coordinate term: nephrotic
(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)

Someone with nephritis (but see people-first language).

Anagrams

interchip, phrenitic, prehnitic