oligomeganephronia /ol′igōmeg′ənefrō″nē·ə/ [Gk, oligos + megas, large, nephros, kidney] , a type of congenital renal hypoplasia associated with chronic renal failure in children. The condition is characterized by a decreased number of functioning nephrons and hypertrophy of other renal elements without the presence of aberrant tissue. Also called oligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia. −oligomeganephronic, adj.
