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nephro- (iou)



nephro- combining form. Before a vowel also nephr-.
[from Greek nephros kidney: see -O-.]
Anatomy, Medicine, & Zoology. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or a kidney or Other excretory organ.
nephroblast noun (Zoology) a cell from which a nephridium develops L19.
nephrobla'stoma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , Medicine a malignant tumour of the kidney in children, Wilms' tumour M20.
nephrocalci'nosis noun (Medicine) the deposition of calcareous concretions in the kidneys M20.
nephrocyte noun (Zoology) a cell in insects which absorbs colloidal substances from the haemocoel by pinocytosis L19.
nephro'genic adjective arising in or developing into the kidneys;
nephrogenic cord, a ridge of tissue in an embryo which gives rise to the kidneys and gonads: L19.
nephroli'thiasis noun, pl. -ases , Medicine (disease caused by) the presence of renal calculi M19.
nephroli'thotomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of a renal calculus by incision M19.
ne'phrologist noun an expert in or student of nephrology L19.
ne'phrology noun the branch of medicine that deals with the physiology and diseases of the kidneys M19.
nephro'mixium noun, pl. -'mixia, Zoology a combined genital and nephridial organ in certain polychaetes E20.
nephro'pathic adjective of or pertaining to nephropathy E20.
ne'phropathy noun disease or dysfunction of the kidneys E20.
nephropexy noun (Medicine) = nephrorrhaphy L19.
nephroptosis , Medicine abnormal descent of a movable kidney L19.
ne'phrorrhaphy noun (an instance of) the surgical fixing of a movable kidney L19.
nephroscle'rosis noun, pl. -roses , Medicine hardening of the walls of the blood-vessels in the kidney L19.
nephrostome noun (Zoology) the funnel-shaped aperture of some nephridial organs L19.
ne'phrostomy noun (an instance of) surgical creation of an opening to drain urine directly from the kidney E20.
nephrotome noun (Embryology) a block of tissue at the edge of a somite which gives rise to the excretory organs L19.
nephro'toxic adjective toxic due to the effect on the kidneys E20.
nephrotoxicity noun the property or degree of being nephrotoxic M20.
nephro'toxin noun a nephrotoxic substance; an antibody specific to kidney tissue: E20.

Hand-Checking - Basketball (gambling)


A violation in which a defender uses his hand to impede a player' s progress.