nephrītis, ĭdis, f., = νεφρῖτις,
I disease of the kidneys, nephritis pure Lat.: renalis passio, renale vitium: nephritis a renum languore nomen accepit: renes enim Graeci νεφρούς dicunt, Isid. Orig, 4, 7, 24.
II —Hence, nephrītĭcus , a, um, adj., affected with nephritis , Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 1, 6.