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nephrology
ne·phrol·o·gy [ nə frólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of kidneys: the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the kidneys

neph·ro·log·i·cal [ nèffrə lójjik'l ] adjective
ne·phrol·o·gist noun
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