KIDNEY, BRIGHT'S DISEASE OF THE
\kˈɪdnɪ], \kˈɪdnɪ], \k_ˈɪ_d_n_ɪ]\
Definitions of KIDNEY, BRIGHT'S DISEASE OF THE
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A granular disease of the cortical part of the kidney, which gives occasion to the secretion of urine that contains albumen, and is of less specific gravity than natural, and which destroys by inducing other diseases. It was first described by Dr. Bright, of London.
By Robley Dunglison
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