upper pole of kidney
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upper pole ureter — the ureter draining the upper pole of a duplex kidney … Medical dictionary
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
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
sigmoid kidney — a fused kidney in which the upper pole of one kidney is fused with the lower pole of the other. Called also S shaped k … 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
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
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
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
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … 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
