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Webster 1913 Edition
Nephritical
{
, Ne-phrit′ic
,Ne-phrit′ic-al
}Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal;
as, a
. nephritic
disease2.
(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
medicineWebster 1828 Edition
Nephritical
NEPHRITICAL
,Adj.
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.