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membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

noun mem·bra·no·pro·lif·er·a·tive glomerulonephritis \mem-ˈbrā-nō-prə-ˈlif-ər-ət-iv-\

Medical Definition of MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

:  a slowly progressive chronic glomerulonephritis characterized by proliferation of mesangial cells and irregular thickening of glomerular capillary walls and narrowing of the capillary lumina

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