cortical lobules of kidney
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Kidney — For other uses, see Kidney (disambiguation). Kidney Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed Latin ren Artery … Wikipedia
Kidney — One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear "poisons" from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The kidneys are part of the urinary… … Medical dictionary
lobuli corticales renis — cortical lobules of kidney: more or less distinctly marked small polygonal areas on the surface of a kidney; each area corresponds to a medullary ray together with its attached renal corpuscles and tubules … Medical dictionary
lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the … Medical dictionary
lobulus — SYN: lobule. [Mod. L. dim. of lobus, lobe] l. auriculae [TA] SYN: lobule of auricle. l. biventer [TA] SYN: biventer lobule. l. biventralis SYN: biventer lobule. l. centralis corporis cerebelli [TA] SYN: central lobule of cerebellum. l. clivi SYN … Medical dictionary
reniculus — 1. SYN: cortical lobules of kidney, under lobule. 2. A lobe of the human fetal kidney and that of some lower animals in which fibrous septa subdivide the organ. SYN: renculus (2), renunculus (2). [L. dim. of ren, kidney] … Medical dictionary
renculus — 1. SYN: cortical lobules of kidney, under lobule. 2. SYN: reniculus (2) … Medical dictionary
renunculus — 1. SYN: cortical lobules of kidney, under lobule. 2. SYN: reniculus (2). [L. dim. of ren] * * * re·nun·cu·lus (re nungґku ləs) renal lobe; see lobi renales, under lobus … Medical dictionary
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
Cortex — The outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex; the outer portion of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex (a key part of the brain); the outer part of the kidney is the renal cortex (it lies just … Medical dictionary
