資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bright's disease \Bright's" dis*ease"\ [From Dr. Bright of
London, who first described it.] (Med.)
An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in
character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and
renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's
disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the
kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the
morbid process.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Bright's disease
n : an inflammation of the kidney [syn: {nephritis}]