Entry: nephritis (n.)
In context: See previous.
Definition: Inflammation of the kidney; a type or instance of this.
Other: I sort of hate linking to a newspaper article with such obtrusive ads, but there is a pretty well-known Scrabble play/anecdote on our word.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 346
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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