Glomerulopathy
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Glomerulopathy is a term used to describe a disease affecting the glomeruli of the nephron
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It can refer to a process that is inflammatory or noninflammatory. Because the term "glomerulitis" exists for inflammatory conditions, "glomerulopathy" sometimes carries a noninflammatory implication.
Nephron
The renal tubule is the portion of the nephron containing the tubular fluid filtered through the glomerulus. After passing through the renal tubule, the filtrate continues to the collecting duct system, which is not part of the nephron....
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It can refer to a process that is inflammatory or noninflammatory. Because the term "glomerulitis" exists for inflammatory conditions, "glomerulopathy" sometimes carries a noninflammatory implication.