Meaning & use

nephric

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Relating to or affecting the kidneys.

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The embryology textbook described the early nephric structures that eventually form the kidneys.

Doctors monitored her nephric function closely after the surgery.

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Largely a technical/medical term; 'renal' is the far more common word for the same meaning in clinical settings.

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