intercapillary glomerulosclerosis /-kap″iler′ē/ [L, inter + capillaris, hairlike, glomerulus, small ball; Gk, sklerosis, a hardening] , an abnormal condition characterized by degeneration of the renal glomeruli. It is associated with diabetes and often produces albuminuria, nephrotic edema, hypertension, and renal insufficiency. Also called Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome.
