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Bright’s disease

Bright's dis·ease [ brts di zz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
kidney disease: an inflammatory disease of the kidneys, e.g. glomerulonephritis

[Mid-19th century. After Richard Bright (1789-1858), British physician]
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