A paired organ of the urinary tract which has the production of urine as its primary function. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/kidney.html ]
Term information
- SCTID:181414000
- EV:0100096
- XAO:0003267
- BTO:0000671
- GAID:423
- galen:Kidney
- CALOHA:TS-0510
- EMAPA:17373
- EFO:0000929
- Wikipedia:Kidney
- AAO:0000250
- MESH:D007668
- FMA:7203
- NCIT:C12415
- MIAA:0000119
- MA:0000368
- UMLS:C0022646 (ncithesaurus:Kidney)
- MAT:0000119
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One of either of a pair of structures lying on either side of the dorsal aorta in which fluid balance is regulated and waste is excreted out in the form of urine.[AAO]
Term relations
- cavitated compound organ
- abdomen element
- environment associated with an animal part or small animal
- cavitated compound organ
- lateral structure
- in lateral side of some multicellular organism
- develops from some kidney mesenchyme
- develops from some kidney rudiment
- contributes to morphology of some renal system
- only in taxon some Vertebrata
- part of some upper urinary tract