| AHRF | acute hypoxemic respiratory failure; American Hearing Research Foundation |
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| ALF | acute liver failure; American Liver Foundation; assisted living facilities |
| ALVF | acute left ventricular failure |
| BMF | bone marrow failure |
| CCF | cancer coagulation factor; cardiolipin complement fixation; carotid-cavernous fistula; centrifuged c... |
| renal insufficiency | Defective function of the kidneys, with accumulation of waste products (particularly nitrogenous) in the blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| renal labyrinth | Proximal and distal convoluted tubules and the associated renal corpuscles supplied by branches of the interlobular arteries. Synonym: labyrinthus, pars convoluta lobuli corticalis renis, labyrinth, Ludwig's labyrinth, renal labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal lobe | One of the subdivisions of the kidney, consisting of a renal pyramid and the cortical tissue associated with it. Synonym: lobus renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal masses in children | <radiology> Hydronephrosis, obstructed duplication, multicystic dysplastic kidney, 2nd most frequent abdominal mass in the neonate, ureteropelvic atresia during metanephric intrauterine phase, 40% contralateral involvement, mesoblastic nephroma, most common newborn solid renal tumour, Wilms tumour, multiloculated cystic nephroma, multiple noncommunicating cysts (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal medulla | The centre portion of the kidney. (27 Sep 1997) |
| renal nanism | Infantile renal osteodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal osteitis fibrosa | renal rickets |
| renal osteodystrophy | Generalised changes in the bone which resemble osteomalacia and rickets, occurring in those with chronic renal failure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| renal papilla | <anatomy> The apex of a renal pyramid that projects into a minor calyx; some 10 to 25 openings of papillary ducts occur on its tip, forming the area cribrosa. Synonym: papilla renalis. (07 Mar 2000) |
| renal papillary necrosis | <nephrology> Necrosis of renal papillae, occurring in acute pyelonephritis, especially in diabetics, or in analgesic nephropathy; renal failure may result. Synonym: necrotizing papillitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal pelvis | <anatomy> The area at the centre of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter. (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal plasma flow | <physiology> The amount of plasma that perfuses the kidneys per unit time, approximately 10% greater than effective renal plasma flow. It should be differentiated from the renal blood flow which refers to the total volume of blood flowing through the renal vasculature, while the renal plasma flow refers to the rate of plasma flow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal plexus | The autonomic plexus surrounding the renal artery and extending with it into the substance of the kidney. Synonym: plexus renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal-portal | <anatomy> Both renal and portal. See Portal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| renal portal system | An arterial portal system, in which efferent glomerular arterioles receive blood from the capillaries of the renal glomeruli and carry it to the peritubular capillary plexus surrounding the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. Synonym: hypothalamohypophysial portal system. (05 Mar 2000) |