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Ne*phri"tis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;
(sc. &?;), fr. &?; a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of
the kidneys.

neph`ro*lith"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; a
kidney + -lith + ic.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to
gravel, or renal calculi. Dunglison.

Ne*phrol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kidney
+ -logy.] A treatise on, or the science which treats of,
the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

Neph"ro*stome (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kidney
+ mouth.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) The funnel-shaped opening
of a nephridium into the body cavity.

Ne*phrot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kidney
+ &?; to cut: cf. F. néphrotomie.] (Surg.)
Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

Nep"o*tal (?), a. Of or relating
to a nephew.

Ne*pot"ic (?), a. [See
nepotism.] Of or pertaining to nepotism.

The nepotic ambition of the ruling
pontiff.


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