renal cortex

English

Noun

renal cortex (plural renal cortexes or renal cortices)

(anatomy) 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.

Translations

outer region of kidney

Finnish: munuaiskuori

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