nephritic adjective¹ & noun. [nɪ'frɪtɪk] LME.
[Late Latin nephriticus from Greek nephritikos, from NEPHRITIS: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
1. Orig. (of pain, a disease, etc.), affecting or originating in the kidneys, urinary, renal. Now spec. of the nature of or pertaining to nephritis. LME.

2. Of a person: affected with pain or disease of the kidneys, esp. (and now usu.) nephritis. LME.

3. Of a medicine, a treatment, etc.: acting or alleviating conditions of the kidneys. M17-L18.
nephritic stone jade, nephrite. nephritic wood a wood an infusion of which was formerly used to treat diseases of the kidneys.
b. noun.
1. A person with kidney disease, esp. (and now usu.) nephritis. LME.

2. A medicine for the kidneys. M17-E18.

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nephritic adjective². [nɪ'frɪtɪk] E19.
[from NEPHRITE + -IC.]
Mineralogy. Of the nature of, pertaining to, or containing nephrite.

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