| kidney failure |
loss of the kidneys' ability to excrete wastes, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes.
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| kidney stone |
a painful solid mass in the kidney or urinary system, caused by the solidification or precipitation of a dissolved substance in the urine.
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| kidney |
One of two organs in the lower back that filter blood and make urine
Ãâó: www.umdnj.edu/hsweb/research_glossary/k.htm
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| kidneys |
The kidney is an organ whose functional unit is the nephron. There are about one million nephrons per kidney. Each nephron is normally connected to a collecting duct housed in the adrenal medulla and adrenal cortex. The nephron is composed of three important areas: the glomerulus capsule, loop of hemle, and distal tube.
Ãâó: www.springboard4health.com/notebook/dict_k.html
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| kidney stone |
a solid piece of material that forms from crystallization of excreted substances in the urine. kidney transplantation - a procedure that places a healthy kidney from one person into a recipient's body. kidneys - a pair of bean-shaped organs located below the ribs toward the middle of the back.
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