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renal angle

renal angle noun: an area located on either side of the human back between the lateral borders of the erector spinae muscles and inferior borders of the twelfth rib, so called because the kidney can be felt at this location.

Noun

renal angle (plural renal angles)

  1. An area located on either side of the human back between the lateral borders of the erector spinae muscles and inferior borders of the twelfth rib, so called because the kidney can be felt at this location.

Forms of renal angle

pluralrenal angles

Questions about renal angle

What does renal angle mean?
Renal angle means an area located on either side of the human back between the lateral borders of the erector spinae muscles and inferior borders of the twelfth rib, so called because the kidney can be felt at this location.
What part of speech is renal angle?
Renal angle is a noun.
What is the plural of renal angle?
The plural of renal angle is renal angles.

Words near renal angle in the dictionary

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  2. renaissancists
  3. Renaissant
  4. Renaix
  5. renal
  6. renal angle
  7. renal angles
  8. renal arteries
  9. renal artery
  10. renal calculi
  11. renal calculus

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