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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..

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

Stroma :: Stroma (n.) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney..

Septicaemia :: Septicaemia (n.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs..

Kidney-form :: Kidney-form (a.) Alt. of Kidney-shape.

Nephritical :: Nephritical (a.) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient..

Kidney-shaped :: Kidney-shaped (a.) Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf..

Reins :: Reins (n. pl.) The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are.

Phaseolus :: Phaseolus (n.) A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See Bean..

Tubule :: Tubule (n.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney..

Suety :: Suet (n.) The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which, when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow..

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..

Perinephritis :: Perinephritis (n.) Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney.

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

Ureter :: Ureter (n.) The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney..

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

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..

Hepatorenal :: Hepatorenal (a.) Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament..

Hydronephrosis :: Hydronephrosis (n.) An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages..

Nephritical :: Nephritical (a.) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine..

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