glomerulitis

[ gloh-mer-yuh-lahy-tis, gluh- ]
/ gloʊˌmɛr yəˈlaɪ tɪs, glə- /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.

Origin of glomerulitis

First recorded in 1880–85; glomerul(us) + -itis

Words nearby glomerulitis

glomeration, glomerular, glomerular filtration rate, glomerular nephritis, glomerule, glomerulitis, glomerulonephritis, glomerulopathy, glomerulosa cell, glomerulosclerosis, glomerulus

Medical definitions for glomerulitis

glomerulitis
[ glō-mĕr′yə-lī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of a glomerulus, especially of the renal glomeruli, as in glomerulonephritis.