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71renal gland — or renal capsule, = adrenal gland. (Cf. ↑adrenal gland) …
72Renal compensation — is a mechanism by which the kidneys can regulate the plasma pH. It is slower than respiratory compensation, but has a greater ability to restore normal values. In respiratory acidosis, the kidney produces and excretes ammonium (NH4+) and… …
73renal corpuscle — n. MALPIGHIAN BODY (sense 2) * * * ▪ anatomy also called malpighian body filtration unit of vertebrate nephrons, functional units of the kidney. It consists of a knot of capillaries (glomerulus) surrounded by a double walled capsule… …
74renal calculus — n KIDNEY STONE * * * a urinary calculus in the kidney; called also nephritic c., nephrolith, and kidney stone …
75renal clearance — n CLEARANCE * * * see clearance * * * 1. removal of a substance from the blood by the kidney. 2. a measure of the rate of such removal; given by the formula C = V Ч U/P, where C is the clearance, V the urine volume in mL/min, U the urine… …
76renal threshold — n the concentration level up to which a substance (as glucose) in the blood is prevented from passing through the kidneys into the urine * * * the concentration of any of certain substances (threshold substances) in the blood plasma above which… …
77renal tubule — n the part of a nephron that leads away from a glomerulus, that is made up of a proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and distal convoluted tubule, and that empties into a collecting tubule * * * the fine tubular part of a nephron, through… …
78renal vein — n a short thick vein that is formed in each kidney by the convergence of the interlobar veins, leaves the kidney through the hilum, and empties into the inferior vena cava …
79renal hyperchloremia acidosis — renal tubular a …
80renal adenocarcinoma — renal cell carcinoma …
