A urinary system symptom that is characterized by the acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma) and caused by infection, a degenerative process, or vascular disease. [ url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=nephritis ]
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A urinary system symptom that is characterized by the acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma) and caused by infection, a degenerative process, or vascular disease.