A medical condition in which cysts form in or damage the kidneys.
Combining Greek 'kystis' (cyst), 'nephros' (kidney), and '-osis' (condition, state). This diagnostic term emerged as nephrologists classified kidney diseases involving cyst formation.
The 'nephro-' root appears in 'nephrology' (kidney medicine), 'nephron' (kidney unit), and 'nephritic' (kidney inflammation)—if it involves kidneys, it's usually got 'nephro' in it!
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