| UC | ulcerative colitis; ultracentrifugal; umbilical cord; unchanged; unclassifiable; unconscious; undiff... |
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| CRD | carbohydrate-recognition domain; chronic renal disease; chronic respiratory disease; child restraint... |
| CRT | cadaveric renal transplant; cardiac resuscitation team; cathode-ray tube; certified; Certified Recor... |
| SRF | severe renal failure; skin reactive factor; somatotropin-releasing factor; split renal function; sub... |
| AV | 1) Azygo(u)s Vein(AV)(= Vena Azygo(u)s); 기정맥(奇靜脈) 1) Atrio-Ventricular |
| renal pyramid | One of a number of pyramidal masses seen on longitudinal section of the kidney; collectively, they constitute the renal medulla, and contain part of the secreting tubules and the collecting tubules. Synonym: pyramis renalis, malpighian pyramid, medullary pyramid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| renal reflex | Anuria caused by injury to a remote part of the body or by disease or injury to one kidney or ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal replacement therapy | Procedures which temporarily or permanently remedy insufficient cleansing of body fluids by the kidneys. (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal retinopathy | Hypertensive retinopathy associated with chronic glomerulonephritis or nephrosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal segments | Regions of the kidney supplied by end arteries branching from the renal arteries; they are named anterior inferior segmentum, anterius superior segmentum, inferior segmentum, posterior segmentum, and superior segmentum. Synonym: segmenta renalia, arterial segments of kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal sinus | The cavity of the kidney, containing the calyces and pelvis of the ureter and the segmental vesels embedded within a fatty matrix. The renal sinuses cause the kidneys to appear hollow or C-shaped on cross section or medical imaging. Synonym: sinus renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal-splanchnic steal | Diversion of blood from the right renal artery via the inferior adrenal branch into splanchnic collaterals distal to a stenosis of the coeliac axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal-splenic venous shunt | Anastomosis of the splenic vein to the left renal vein, usually end-to-side, for control of portal hypertension. Synonym: renal-splenic venous shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal surface of spleen | The surface of the spleen in contact with the left kidney. Synonym: facies renalis lienis, facies renalis splenis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal surface of suprarenal gland | Surface of suprarenal gland in contact with the kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal surface of the suprarenal gland | The surface of the suprarenal gland in contact with the kidney. Synonym: renal surface of the suprarenal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal tb | <radiology> Putty kidney: caseous necrosis with calcium deposition, Cf: medullary nephrocalcinosis, renal calcification, haematogenous origin, clinically unilateral in 75%, findings: papillary necrosis, infundibular stenosis, autonephrectomy, CXR abnormal in 50% (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal threshold | Concentration of plasma substance above which the substance appears in the urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal transplantation | Transplantation of a kidney from a compatible donor to restore kidney function in a recipient suffering from renal failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal tubular acidosis | <nephrology> A rare sometimes familial disorder of the renal tubule characterised by the inability to excrete urine of normal acidity. This leads to a hyperchloraemic acidosis which is often associated with one or more secondary complications such as hypercalcinuria with nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis, rickets, or osteomalacia and severe potassium depletion. (25 Jun 1999) |