nephric
31nephros — noun A kidney like organ. See Also: nephrectomy, nephric, nephrite, nephritic, nephritis, nephroblastoma, nephrology, nephron, nephropathy, nephrosis …
32nephritic — 1. adjective a) Of or relating to the kidneys. b) Of, relating to, or affected with nephritis. Syn: nephric, renal 2. noun Someone with …
33renal — adjective Pertaining to the kidneys. Syn: nephric, nephritic …
34Diverticulum — A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula… …
35Glomerulus — A tiny ball shaped structure in the kidney composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the filtration of the blood to form urine. The glomerulus is one of the key structures that make up the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney …
36blastema — 1. The primordial cellular mass (precursor) from which an organ or part is formed. 2. A cluster of cells competent to initiate the regeneration of a damaged or ablated structure. [G. a sprout] metanephric b. SYN …
37nephroblastema — SYN: nephric blastema. [nephro + G. blastema, a sprout] …
38nephrotome — The segmented intermediate mesoderm develops into nephric primordia. [nephro + G. tome, a cutting] * * * neph·ro·tome nef rə .tōm n the modified part of a somite of a vertebrate embryo that develops into a segmental excretory tubule of the… …
39pronephros — 1. The definitive excretory organ of primitive fishes. SYN: head kidney. 2. In the embryos of higher vertebrates, a vestigial structure consisting of a series of tortuous tubules emptying into the cloaca by way of the primary nephric …
40ASA physical status classification system — The ASA physical status classification system is a system for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery. In 1963 the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) adopted the five category physical status classification system; a sixth… …
