Kidney
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juxtaglomerular apparatus, kidney cell, renal cortex, renal glomerulus, renal medulla, renal tubule
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- One of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes from the blood and excrete them and water in urine.
- Kidneys are located on both sides of the spine, just above the waist.
- The medical field that studies the kidneys and diseases affecting the kidney is called nephrology.
- A multicystic dysplastic kidney is the result of abnormal fetal development of the kidney.
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