BRIGHT'S DISEASE
\bɹˈa͡ɪts dɪzˈiːz], \bɹˈaɪts dɪzˈiːz], \b_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_s d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.
By Oddity Software
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An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.
By Noah Webster.
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Kidney-disease with albuminuria.
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Any kidney-disease with albuminuria.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: albuminuria renalis. See nephritis.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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