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. 2020 Apr 16;31(6):1170–1173. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019050510

Table 1.

Classification of kidney diseases in 1856

English Latin French German
NEPHRITIS Nephritis Néphrite Nierenentzündung
ISCHURIA Ischuria Ischurie Harnverhaltung
Diuresis Diuresis Diurèse Unvermogen den Harn zu halten
NEPHRIA (Bright’s disease, albuminuria) Nephria Néphrine Brightsche Krankheit
DIABETES Diabetes Diabète Harnruhr
STONE (uric acid and c.) Calculus Calcul Stenkrankheit
GRAVEL Calculus Gravelle Harngries
Hematuria Haematuria Hématurie Blutharnen
CYSTITIS Cystitis Cystite Blasenentzündung
Disease of prostate gland Morbus prostaticus Prostatite Vorsteherdrüsen-krankheit
CONTRACTURA URETHRAE Contractura urethrae Uréthrosténie Verengerung der Harnröhre

Table of the nephritides from the 1856 “Report of the Nomenclature and Statistical Classification of Diseases for Statistical Returns” by William Farr (1807–1883). c, calculus.10