| LSR | lanthanide shift reagent; lecithin/ sphingomyelin ratio; left superior rectus [muscle]; liver/spleen... |
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| LSVC | left superior vena cava |
| MSO | management service organization; medial superior olive; medical staff organization |
| OAISO | overaction of the ipsilateral superior oblique |
| PASVR | pulmonary anomalous superior venous return |
| putty kidney | A kidney containing caseous material trapped by stricture of the ureter due to tuberculous granulations in renal tuberculosis. Synonym: mortar kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pyelonephritic kidney | <nephrology> A kidney deformed by multiple scars as a result of chronic or recurrent renal infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sigmoid kidney | Upper pole of one kidney fused with the lower pole of the other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| straight venules of kidney | Venules that drain the medullary pyramids of the kidney; they open into arcuate veins. Synonym: venulae rectae renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonrotation of kidney | A developmental anomaly in which the hilum of the kidney retains its original position, facing ventrally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supernumerary kidney | A kidney, in addition to the two usually present, developed from the splitting of the nephrogenic blastema or from a separate metanephric blastema, into which a partial or complete reduplication of the ureteral stalk enters to form a separate, capsulated kidney; in some cases, the separation of the reduplicated organ is incomplete. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diabetic kidney disease | Kidney disease and resultant kidney function impairment due to the long standing effects of diabetes on the microvasculature (glomerulus) of the kidney. Features include increased urine protein and declining kidney function. Severe diabetic nephropathy can lead to kidney failure and end-stage renal disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| disease, polycystic kidney | Genetic (inherited) disorders characterised by the development of innumerable cysts in the kidneys filled with fluid that replace much of the mass of the kidneys and reduce kidney function leading to kidney failure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disk kidney | A disk-shaped organ produced by fusion of both poles of the contralateral kidney anlagen. Synonym: disk kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duplex kidney | A kidney in which two pelviocaliceal systems are present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| interlobar veins of kidney | The veins in the kidney that parallel the interlobar arteries, receiving blood from arcuate veins, and terminate in the renal vein. Synonym: venae interlobares renis. (05 Mar 2000) |