nephrologist
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7.5
- noun
- /nɛˈfrɑlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
- Nephrologists don't usually ask patients about depression.
- a pediatric nephrologist
Examples
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Dr. Charles was a British nephrologist who oversaw the dialysis clinic in Tanta.
Academic text (2009) -
Finally, Wednesday, he said he felt we should see a nephrologist to have his kidneys checked out. At this point, we’d seen doctors almost every day for a week and a half, and were getting tired of adding doctors to the mix.
Blog text (29) -
Dr. B, a nephrologist in private practice
Academic text (1998) -
I saw my nephrologist last week, and my numbers look to be holding steady.
Blog text (19) -
One nephrologist, one urologist, and one family doctor.
Blog text (1) -
The Fishman father was a famous nephrologist.
Fiction book (1995) -
Dr. Pippas called my nephrologist, Dr. Raj Alappan, and they decided to prescribe 5 mg of Norvasc to try to control my blood pressure.
Blog text (22) -
"Children between the ages of 12 and up, we're really seeing an alarming increase in the incidence of kidney stones," says Dr. Michael Moritz, a nephrologist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Blog text (28) -
Dr. Ali Al Obaidli, consultant nephrologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, said the new law, which he is helping to draft, will go some way to removing the temptation to seek organs from overseas.
Blog text (21) -
If your kidneys are not functioning well, you should consult a nephrologist for proper treatment.
Surface Forms
Morphology
nephrologist = nephrology (transparent) = nephro + log + ist
The word is transparently formed from the kidney-related base 'nephrology' plus the specialist suffix '-ist'.
Etymology
Nephrologist comes from the Greek root nephros meaning 'kidney' and the ending -logist meaning 'one who studies', like in biologist. So a nephrologist is a doctor who studies and treats the kidneys.