superior pole of kidney
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upper pole of kidney — extremitas superior renis … Medical dictionary
pole — 1. One of the two points at the extremities of the axis of any organ or body. 2. Either of the two points on a sphere at the greatest distance from the equator. 3. One of the two points in a magnet or an electric battery or cell having extremes… … Medical dictionary
extremitas superior renis — [TA] superior extremity of kidney: the upper, larger end of the kidney; called also polus superior renis [TA alternative] and superior or upper pole of kidney … Medical dictionary
polus — SYN: pole. [L. pole] p. anterior bulbi oculi [TA] SYN: anterior pole of eyeball. p. anterior lentis [TA] SYN: anterior pole of lens. p. frontalis [TA] SYN … Medical dictionary
Extremity — The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of the body. The extremities are simply the hands and feet. The use of extremity to mean a hand or foot is quite ancient. According to the… … Medical dictionary
extremitas — SYN: extremity. See limb. [L. fr. extremus, last, outermost] e. acromialis claviculae [TA] SYN: acromial end of clavicle. e. anterior splenica [TA] SYN: anterior extremity of spleen. e. inferior [TA] SYN: inferior pole. e. inferior … 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
renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine. In many respects the human excretory, or… … Universalium
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
