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Also Known As	Bright’s disease • nephritis • glomerulonephritis

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Illustration of a kidney in cross section showing blood vessels entering and exiting, urine formation, and a detailed callout of a nephron where blood is filtered and urine is produced.

Anatomical diagram of a kidney section showing the nephron structure, including the renal corpuscle, convoluted tubules, loop of Henle, collecting tubule, and associated blood vessels such as arterioles, capillaries, and veins. Labels identify key parts of the nephron and its vascular system within the renal cortex and medulla.

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Topics

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Richard Bright, engraving by H. Cook after a portrait by F.R. Say

Richard Bright

British physician

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Fernand-Isidore Widal

French physician and bacteriologist

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