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Nephropathy
Any kidney disease. For example, there is diabetic nephropathy, gouty nephropathy, HIV-associated nephropathy, ischemic nephropathy, sickle cell nephropathy,and so on. From the Greek 'nephros' (kidney) + 'pathos' (disease)
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