nephritis
noun [ U ] medical specialized uk/nɪˈfraɪ.tɪs/ us/nɪˈfraɪ.t̬ɪs/
肾炎
a condition in which the kidneys (= a pair of small organs in the body that take away waste matter from the blood to produce urine) become painful and swollen
She was diagnosed with a rare form of nephritis. 她被诊断出患有一种罕见的肾炎。
He fell ill with Bright's disease, a kidney disease known today as nephritis. 他得了布莱特氏病，一种今天称为肾炎的肾脏疾病。
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- Then I got nephritis, which kept me in bed for a month.
- She had a kidney transplant on Thursday after 10 years suffering from nephritis.
- Failure to treat severe nephritis can eventually lead to total kidney failure.