| Noun | 1. | nephropathy - a disease affecting the kidneys |
disease of the kidneys. Hyperglycemia and hypertension can damage the kidneys' glomeruli. When the kidneys are damaged, protein leaks out of the kidneys into the urine. Damaged kidneys can no longer remove waste and extra fluids from the bloodstream.
Bright's disease, kidney disease, kidney failure, nephritis, nephroangiosclerosis, nephrosclerosis, nephrosis, PKD, polycystic kidney disease, polyuria, renal disorder, renal failure, renal insufficiency, uropathy