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renal cortex

renal cortex noun: the outer region of the kidney, between the renal capsule and the renal medulla, consisting of the glomeruli and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.

Noun

renal cortex (plural renal cortexes or renal cortices)

  1. The outer region of the kidney, between the renal capsule and the renal medulla, consisting of the glomeruli and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.

Forms of renal cortex

pluralrenal cortexes
pluralrenal cortices

Questions about renal cortex

What does renal cortex mean?
Renal cortex means the outer region of the kidney, between the renal capsule and the renal medulla, consisting of the glomeruli and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.
What part of speech is renal cortex?
Renal cortex is a noun.
What is the plural of renal cortex?
The plural of renal cortex is renal cortexes.

Words near renal cortex in the dictionary

  1. renal cell carcinomata
  2. renal clearance
  3. renal clearances
  4. renal corpuscle
  5. renal corpuscles
  6. renal cortex
  7. renal cortexes
  8. renal cortices
  9. renal crises
  10. renal crisis
  11. renal cylinder

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