- nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis - a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
--1 is a kind of syndrome
- kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy, nephrosis - a disease affecting the kidneys
--2 is a kind of uropathy
--2 has particulars:nephritis, Bright's disease; nephrosclerosis, nephroangiosclerosis; polycystic kidney disease, PKD; polyuria; renal failure, kidney failure; renal insufficiency