Bright's disease

noun

ˈbrīts-

: any of several kidney diseases marked especially by albumin in the urine

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Etymology

Richard Bright †1858 English physician

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1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Bright's disease was in 1831

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Bright's disease

noun

ˈbrīts-

: any of several kidney diseases marked especially by albumin in the urine

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Bright's disease

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