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| ID | SYMP:0000098 |
| Name | nephritis |
| Definition | A urinary system symptom that is characterized by the acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma) and caused by infection, a degenerative process, or vascular disease. http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=nephritis |
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has symptom |