Definition of "glomerulosclerosis" [glomerulosclerosis]

• A hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney. (noun)

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• "End-stage renal (kidney) disease: Patients may develop renal failure, often in association with a condition known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis."
• "His disease, called focal glomerulosclerosis, attacks the small filters of the kidney that remove waste from the blood, causing proteins to spill into the urine and scar the organ."
• "Mourning missed the first 69 games of the 2000-01 season after being diagnosed with focal glomerulosclerosis."