nephrogenic

nephrogenic
neph·ro·gen·ic .nef-rə-'jen-ik adj
1) originating in the kidney: caused by factors originating in the kidney <\nephrogenic hypertension>
2) developing into or producing kidney tissue <strands of \nephrogenic cells>

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neph·ro·gen·ic (nef″ro-jenґik) [nephro- + -genic] forming kidney tissue.

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