nephritic means of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
nephritic is pronounced /nɛfˈrɪ.tɪk/.
Etymology
From Middle English neufretic, from Medieval Latin nefreticus; compare Classical Latin nephrīticus; equivalent to nephritis + -ic = nephr- (“kidney”) + itis (“inflammation”) + -ic (“related”).
adj
- Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis or nephritic syndrome.
- Of or relating to the kidneys.
noun
- Someone with nephritis.