Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Nephritic

Nephritic , adjective

[Latin nephriticus, Greek nefritiko`s: compare French néphrétique. See Nephritis.]

1.
Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease.
2.
(a) (Medicine) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient.
(b)
(Medicine) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine.
3.
Of or pertaining to nephrite.
Collocations (1)
Nephritic stone (Mineralogy) , Nephrite; jade. See Nephrite.

Also: Nephritical

Nephritic , noun

(Medicine) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.