noun. nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema.
1. Noun, singular or mass If she has problems urinating—going too little or too much—she may have a disorder of the kidneys called glomerulonephritis. 2. Verb, past participle If you have glomerulonephritis, your kidneys cannot remove urea from the blood properly.
