| duplex kidney | A kidney in which two pelviocaliceal systems are present. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inferior pole of kidney | The inferior end of the kidney. Synonym: extremitas inferior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior segmental artery 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) |
| inferior segment of kidney | Which typically consists of approximately the inferior third of the kidney viewed either anteriorly or posteriorly. Synonym: segmentum inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inguinal ligament of the kidney | The segment of the mesonephros extending to the inguinal region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobar arteries of kidney | The branches of the segmental arteries of the kidney; they run between the renal lobes and give rise to the arcuate arteries. Synonym: arteriae interlobares renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracic kidney | Ectopic kidney that partially lies above the diaphragm in the posterior mediastinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embryoma of the kidney | <oncology, tumour> Wilm's tumour or nephroblastoma, is a cancerous tumour of the kidney in children. Wilm's is the most common tumour of the kidney and the most common intra-abdominal tumour in children. The exact cause is unknown, but probably develops in foetal tissue due to an underlying genetic factor. Like retinoblastoma, both sporadic and inherited forms occur. Believed to be caused by development of homozygosity for a deletion of the tip of the short arm of chromosome 11, which is presumed to contain a tumour suppressor gene. (07 Oct 1997) Previous: willow wattle, willow-weed, willow-wort, wills, Wilms, Max, wilms tumourNext: Wilms' tumour, Wilson block, Wilson, Clifford, wilson diseaseembryoma of the kidney -->Wilms' tumour A malignant renal tumour of young children, composed of small spindle cells and various other types of tissue, including tubules and, in some cases, structures resembling foetal glomeruli, and striated muscle and cartilage. Often inherited as an autosomal dominant trait . Synonym: adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kidney | <anatomy> Two glands situated in the upper posterior abdominal cavity, one on either side of the vertebral column. The kidneys are shaped like two large beans, and act as a filter. The kidney function is to filter the blood and control the level of some chemicals in the blood such as hydrogen, sodium, potassium, and phosphate and they eliminate waste in the form of urine. (26 Nov 1998) |
| kidney, artificial | Device(s) which can substitute for normally functioning kidneys in cleansing the blood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidney basin | A shallow basin of curved, kidney-shaped design, used to collect body fluids or as a container for various other liquids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kidney calculi | Calculi occurring in the kidney. Calculi too large to pass spontaneously range in size from 1 cm to the staghorn stones that occupy the renal pelvis and calyces. Bilateral renal calculi cause additional problems, with infection a common occurrence. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidney calices | Recesses of the kidney pelvis which divides into two wide, cup-shaped major renal calices, with each major calix subdivided into 7 to 14 minor calices. Urine empties into a minor calix from collecting tubules, then passes through the major calix, renal pelvis, and ureter to enter the urinary bladder. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidney concentrating ability | The ability of the kidney to excrete in the urine high concentrations of solutes from the blood plasma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidney cortex | The outer part of the substance of the kidney, composed mainly of glomeruli and convoluted tubules. (12 Dec 1998) |