"renal cortex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: renal cortexes [plural], renal cortices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|renal cortices}} renal cortex (plural renal cortexes or renal cortices)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: renal cortex Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (outer region of kidney): munuaiskuori (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-renal_cortex-en-noun-pGdM8~jc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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