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glomerular filtration rate

noun

C1CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The volume of blood filtered by the kidneys per minute, used as the key measure of overall kidney function.

We stage chronic kidney disease according to the estimated glomerular filtration rate.

Similar: GFR, eGFR

Topic: Renal & urinary in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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