| Descriptor in English: | Kidney |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Riñón |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Rim |
| Descriptor in French: | Rein |
| Entry term(s): |
Kidneys |
| Tree number(s): |
A05.810.453 |
| Scope note: | Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. |
| Annotation: | /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 |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| History Note: | /transplantation was KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was KIDNEY/transplantation 1966-89 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Diuresis
MeSH Nephrectomy MeSH Radioisotope Renography MeSH Renal Circulation MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 7840 |
| Descriptor UI: | D007668 |
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2016/07/05 |
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Kidney
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0012006 |
| Scope note | Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. |
| Preferred term | Kidney |
| Entry term(s) |
Kidneys |
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