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Definition Of Membranous Glomerulonephritis:

glomerulonephritis characterized by diffuse thickening of glomerular capillary basement membranes, due in part to subepithelial deposits of immunoglobulins separated by spikes of basement membrane material, and clinically by an insidious onset of the nephrotic syndrome and failure of disappearance of proteinuria; the disease is most commonly idiopathic but may be secondary to malignant tumors, drugs, infections, or systemic lupus erythematosus.


Other Definition Of Medical Terms:

Membranous Labyrinth
Membranous Layer Of Subcutaneous Tissue Of Abdomen
Membranous Layer Of Superficial Fascia Of Perineum
Membranous Lipodystrophy
Membranous Wall Of Trachea
Membrum Superius

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