Acute Nephritis. Synonyms:—Acute parenchymatous nephritis; acute diffused nephritis; exudative nephritis; tubal nephritis; acute catarrhal nephritis; acute Bright's disease. Renal inflammation. Chronic Nephritis. Bright's disease. Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis. Synonyms:—Chronic desquamative nephritis; chronic diffused nephritis (exudative); large, white kidney; chronic tubular nephritis; chronic glomerulonephritis. Chronic Interstitial Nephritis. Synonyms:—Contracted kidney; small, red kidney; granular kidney; renal sclerosis; sclerotic kidney; cirrhosis of the kidney; chronic Bright's disease; chronic non-exudative nephritis.