Diseases

Kidney Diseases

Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Disease, Kidney
  • Diseases, Kidney
  • Kidney Disease

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified: prefer specifics; inflammatory disease = NEPHRITIS; consider diseases under NEPHR- & RENAL; cyst = KIDNEY, CYSTIC or specifics

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kidney Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007674. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007674
  2. Kidney Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_disease
  3. Kidney Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054718