glomerulonephritis
- n nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema
- In glomerulonephritis, a low-protein, low-salt diet, sometimes with sweet syrups and fat emulsions added, is often recommended.
- Lancefield's latest work has been devoted to pinning down the kinds of strep, and the nature of their poisons involved in glomerulonephritis-one of the commonest, deadliest and .