renal
61Renal glucose reabsorption — is the part of renal physiology that deals with the retrieval of filtered glucose, preventing it from disappearing from the body through the urine.If glucose is not reabsorbed by the kidney, it appears in the urine, in a condition known as… …
62Renal oligopeptide reabsorption — is the part of renal physiology that deals with the retrieval of filtered oligopeptides, preventing them from disappearing from the body through the urine.Almost all reabsorption takes place in the proximal tubule. Practically nothing is left in… …
63Renal protein reabsorption — is the part of renal physiology that deals with the retrieval of filtered proteins, preventing them from disappearing from the body through the urine.Almost all reabsorption takes place in the proximal tubule. Only 1% is left in the final… …
64renal artery — n either of two branches of the abdominal aorta of which each supplies one of the kidneys, arises immediately below the origin of the corresponding superior mesenteric artery, divides into four or five branches which enter the hilum of the kidney …
65renal corpuscle — n the part of a nephron that consists of Bowman s capsule with its included glomerulus called also Malpighian body, Malpighian corpuscle * * * a body that forms the beginning of a nephron, consisting of a glomerulus surrounded by the glomerular… …
66renal diabetes — n RENAL GLYCOSURIA * * * see under glycosuria …
67renal hypertension — n hypertension that is associated with disease of the kidneys and is caused by kidney damage or malfunctioning * * * hypertension due to or associated with renal disease with a factor of parenchymal ischemia …
68renal plexus — n a plexus of the autonomic nervous system that arises esp. from the celiac plexus, surrounds the renal artery, and accompanies it into the kidney which it innervates …
69renal syndrome — see hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome …
70renal capsule — renal gland or renal capsule, = adrenal gland. (Cf. ↑adrenal gland) …
