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nephrotoxic
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nephrotoxic /neph·ro·tox·ic/ (nef´ro-tok″sik) destructive to kidney cells.
Nephrotoxic
Toxic, or damaging, to the kidney.
Mentioned in: Acute Kidney Failure
nephrotoxic [nef´ro-tok″sik]
pertaining to or characterized by nephrotoxicity.
nephrotoxic
destructive to kidney cells.
nephrotoxic nephritis
an experimental disease induced by the injection of anti-rat-kidney antibodies. Called also Masugi nephritis.
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