The branch of medicine that studies and treats diseases of the kidneys. Doctors who specialize in this field are called nephrologists.
From Greek 'nephros' meaning 'kidney' and '-logy' meaning 'study of'. The term became standard in modern medical language in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Your kidneys quietly filter your blood all day, every day, and nephrology is the science of keeping that filtering system working. The Greek root 'nephro-' shows up in words like 'nephron', the tiny unit that actually does the cleaning work.
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