Definition of Nephroptosia

1. Noun. Prolapse of the kidney.

Exact synonyms: Nephroptosis
Generic synonyms: Descensus, Prolapse, Prolapsus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephroptosia

nephrolysis
nephrolytic
nephroma
nephromalacia
nephromegaly
nephromere
nephron
nephronic loop
nephrons
nephropathia epidemica
nephropathic
nephropathies
nephropathy
nephropexy
nephrophthisis
nephroptosia (current term)
nephroptosis
nephropyosis
nephrorrhaphy
nephros
nephroscleroses
nephrosclerosis
nephroscope
nephroses
nephrosic
nephrosis
nephrospasia
nephrostogram
nephrostoma

Literary usage of Nephroptosia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Atonia Gastrica (abdominal Relaxation) by Achilles Rose, Robert Coleman Kemp (1905)
"Thus a nephroptosia alone may call forth the appearances of ... is joined to nephroptosia when tension of the abdominal walls is diminished. ..."

2. Buffalo Medical Journal (1907)
"... some were cases of reflex gastric neurosis due to nephroptosia, chronic appendicitis, chronic pelvic disease, or beginning malignancy. ..."

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