glomerular disease,
glomerular disease (glōmer´y
lr),
any of a group of diseases in which the glomerulus of the kidney is affected. Depending on the particular disease, there may be hyperplasia, atrophy, necrosis, scarring, or deposits in the glomeruli. The symptoms may be abrupt in onset or slowly progressive. Compare acute tubular necrosis. See also glomerulonephritis.
glomerular disease (glōmer´y
lr),n a group of diseases in which the glomerulus of the kidney is affected.
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