Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
Id http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID213
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Preferred Name

medulla of kidney

Definitions
The internal portion of the kidney, consisting of striated conical masses, the renal pyramids, whose bases are adjacent to the cortex and whose apices form prominent papillae projecting into the lumen of the minor calyces. [MeSH]
Synonyms
pyramids of kidney
pyramids
renal pyramids set
set of renal pyramids
renal pyramids
medullary pyramids
renal medulla
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