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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Kidney Calices
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Cálices Renales
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cálices Renais
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Synonyms English:
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Calice, Kidney
Calices, Kidney
Kidney Calice
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Tree Number:
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A05.810.453.537.503
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Definition English:
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Recesses of the kidney pelvis which divides into two wide, cup-shaped major renal calices, with each major calix subdivided into 7 to 14 minor calices. Urine empties into a minor calix from collecting tubules, then passes through the major calix, renal pelvis, and ureter to enter the urinary bladder. (From Moore, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 3d ed, p211) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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a part of the kidney pelvis
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History Note English:
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91(75); was see under KIDNEY PELVIS 1975-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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7843
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Unique Identifier:
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D007670
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