Anatomy

Kidney

Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.

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Abstract

Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.

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  • Kidneys

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

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/blood supply: consider also RENAL CIRCULATION; /surg: consider NEPHRECTOMY; cyst = KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC or specifics; inflammation = NEPHRITIS; Goldblatt kidney = HYPERTENSION, GOLDBLATT see HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR; nephrostomy: consider NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS

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History Note

/transplantation was KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was KIDNEY/transplantation 1966-89

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  1. A05w.810w.453w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kidney. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007668. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007668
  2. Kidney. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_(vertebrates)
  3. Kidney. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9377