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Webster 1913 Edition


Nephritical

{

Ne-phrit′ic

,

Ne-phrit′ic-al

}
,
Adj.
[L.
nephriticus
, Gr.
νεφριτικός
: cf. F.
néphrétique
. See
Nephritis
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal;
as, a
nephritic
disease
.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
Affected with a disease of the kidneys;
as, a
nephritic
patient
.
(b)
Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys;
as, a
nephritic
medicine
.
Nephritic stone
(Min.)
,
Nephrite; jade. See
Nephrite
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nephritical

NEPHRITICAL

,
Adj.
[Gr. From the kidneys.]
1.
Pertaining to the kidneys or organs of urine; as a nephritic disease.
2.
Affected with the stone or gravel; as a nephritic patient.
. Relieving or curing the stone or gravel, or disorders of the kidneys in general; as a nephritic medicine.
Nephritic stone, a stone of the silicious kind, called jade.
Nephritic wood, a species of compact wood of a fine grain, brought from New Spain, which gives a blue color to spirit of wine and to water; which color is changed to yellow by acids, and again to blue by alkalies.

Definition 2024


nephritical

nephritical

English

Adjective

nephritical (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of nephritic