nephrology

noun

ne·​phrol·​o·​gy ni-ˈfrä-lə-jē How to pronounce nephrology (audio)
: a branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys
nephrologist noun

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Many nephrology practices have become dependent on the extra income from these relationships, said Scott Bieber, an Idaho nephrologist. Maya Goldman, Axios, 24 July 2024 There have been no gastroenterology and limited nephrology coverage among other essential missing services since last year. Varun Kapur, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024 Ian McCoy, an assistant professor of nephrology at UCSF and the study’s lead author, emphasizes that patients should not go off dialysis without their doctor’s OK. Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 28 Sep. 2023 Algorithmic predictions have been found to account for 4.7 times more health disparities in pain relative to the standard deviation, and has been shown to result in racial biases in cardiology, radiology and nephrology, just to name a few. Fay Cobb Payton, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for nephrology 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nephrology was circa 1842

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“Nephrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nephrology. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

nephrology

noun
ne·​phrol·​o·​gy ni-ˈfräl-ə-jē How to pronounce nephrology (audio)
plural nephrologies
: a medical specialty concerned with the kidneys and especially with their structure, functions, or diseases

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