| Anti-LKM | Antibodies to Liver-Kidney Microsome |
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| GTN | - Stages of GTN(FIGO, WHO) 1. Stage O; Molar Pregnancy(H-Mole... |
| 131I | radioactive Iodine(used in Thyroid uptake, Liver & Kidney Scans & Treatment of malignant & nonmalig... |
| KUB | Kidney, Ureter & Bladder; 신장, 요관, 방광; 단순 요로 촬영 = Plain Film = Scout F... |
| PCK | Poly-Cystic Kidney |
| artery of inferior segment of kidney | Origin, anterior branch of renal. See: segmental arteries of kidney. Synonym: arteria segmenti inferioris renis, artery of inferior segment of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| artery of posterior segment of kidney | Origin, continuation of the posterior branch of renal. See: segmental arteries of kidney. Synonym: arteria segmenti posterioris renis, artery of posterior segment of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artery of superior segment of kidney | Origin, anterior branch of renal. See: segmental arteries of kidney. Synonym: arteria segmenti superioris renis, artery of superior segment of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial kidney | A machine for haemodialysis in acute or chronic renal failure; toxic substances in the blood are removed by exposure to dialyzing fluid across a semipermeable membrane. Synonym: artificial kidney. Ultrafiltration haemodialyzer, a haemodialyzer that uses fluid pressure differentials to bring about loss (usually) of protein-free fluid from the blood to the bath, as in certain edematous conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ask-upmark kidney | <radiology> Segmental renal hypoplasia, gross findings: same as unifocal reflux nephropathy, (?) due to STERILE intrarenal reflux (12 Dec 1998) |
| atrophic kidney | A kidney that is diminished in size because of inadequate circulation and/or loss of nephrons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cake kidney | A solid, irregularly lobed organ of bizarre shape, usually situated in the pelvis toward the midline, produced by fusion of the renal anlagen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, kidney | Cancer of the major organ responsible for the removal from the blood of the toxins of body metabolism the kidney. Childhood kidney cancer is different from the adult kidney cancer. The most common symptom of kidney cancer is blood in the urine. The diagnosis of kidney cancer is supported by findings of the medical history and examination, blood, urine, and X-ray tests, and confirmed with a biopsy. Kidney cancer is treated with surgery, embolization, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, biological therapy, or chemotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| page kidney | <radiology> Renal compression most likely to be hypertension, mediated by renin-angiotensin system, aetiology: haematoma (posttraumatic) -- most common, cyst, tumour, on angio: stretching and splaying of intrarenal vessels (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancake kidney | A disk-shaped organ produced by fusion of both poles of the contralateral kidney anlagen. Synonym: disk kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| veins of kidney | The tributaries of the renal vein that drain the kidney; they parallel the arteries in the kidney and consist of interlobular, arcuate, and interlobar veins. Synonym: venae renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papillary foramina of kidney | Numerous minute openings, the apertures of the papillary ducts converging on the apical pole of each renal papilla. Synonym: foramina papillaria renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous segments of the kidney | Anatomical segment's of the kidney drained by tributaries of the renal vein; not a true segmental distribution, since cross communication exists between the various tributaries within the kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial border of kidney | The concave border of the kidney. Synonym: margo medialis renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medulla of kidney | The centre portion of the kidney. (27 Sep 1997) |