Kidney

1 Used for
2 Broader Terms
3 Narrower Terms
4 Facts

Used for

kidney preservation, renal

Broader Terms

urinary tract

Narrower Terms

juxtaglomerular apparatus, kidney cell, renal cortex, renal glomerulus, renal medulla, renal tubule

Facts

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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