Which term means kidney inflammation?

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Which term means kidney inflammation?

Understanding organ inflammation terms: the suffix -itis signals inflammation, and the root name denotes the organ. For the kidney, the root nephro- combines with -itis to form nephritis, which is kidney inflammation. The other terms refer to different organs—cystitis is bladder inflammation, hepatitis is liver inflammation, and neuritis is nerve inflammation. So nephritis is the term for kidney inflammation.

Understanding organ inflammation terms: the suffix -itis signals inflammation, and the root name denotes the organ. For the kidney, the root nephro- combines with -itis to form nephritis, which is kidney inflammation. The other terms refer to different organs—cystitis is bladder inflammation, hepatitis is liver inflammation, and neuritis is nerve inflammation. So nephritis is the term for kidney inflammation.

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