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Suprarenal :: Suprarenal (a.) Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys..

Hilum :: Hilum (n.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney..

Atrabiliary :: Atrabiliary (a.) Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys..

Calyx :: Calyx (n.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae..

Bojanus Organ :: Bojanus organ () A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney..

Woundwort :: Woundwort (n.) Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus Stachys..

Renal :: Renal (a.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.

Nephrology :: Nephrology (n.) A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions..

Kidneywort :: Kidneywort (n.) The navelwort.

Addison's Disease :: Addison's disease () A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal..

Gravel :: Gravel (n.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom..

Oncometer :: Oncometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc..

Pronephron :: Pronephron (n.) The head kidney. See under Head.

Bright''s Disease :: Bright's disease () An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process..

Pyelitis :: Pyelitis (n.) Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.

Nephritis :: Nephritis (n.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

Transplantation :: Transplantation (n.) The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver..

Kidney :: Kidney (n.) Habit; disposition; sort; kind.

Glomerulus :: Glomerulus (n.) The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.

Uroglaucin :: Uroglaucin (n.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican..

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