nephrotoxin

9.9

A chemical or medicine that damages the kidneys

noun
/ˌnɛfroʊˈtɒksɪn/

Specialized

: nefrotóxico

Some antibiotics are classified as nephrotoxins due to their potential to damage renal tissues.

Examples

Some antibiotics are classified as nephrotoxins due to their potential to damage renal tissues.
Certain drugs act as nephrotoxins and must be used carefully.
Exposure to a nephrotoxin can result in acute kidney failure if not promptly treated.
The research focused on identifying the effects of each nephrotoxin in laboratory animals.
A nephrotoxin can lead to serious kidney damage.
Exposure to a nephrotoxin can result in acute kidney failure if not promptly treated.
Certain drugs act as nephrotoxins and must be used carefully.

How Harmful

nephrotoxicity

Specialized

1 9.9

nephrotoxin

Specialized

9.9

irritant

15 6.0

Surface Forms

nephrotoxin singular

nephrotoxins plural

Morphology

nephrotoxin = toxin (semi-transparent) = nephro + toxin

The combining form 'nephro-' denotes 'kidney' in medical vocabulary but is not a familiar productive morpheme for average learners, so the compound is only partially guessable.

Etymology

Nephrotoxin comes from an old Greek root nephro- meaning 'kidney' and toxin meaning 'poison', so it literally means a 'poison to the kidneys'.