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Fused kidney
A condition in which the kidneys are joined into one anomalous organ.
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Floating kidney
A kidney that is displaced and movable. A mobile kidney refers to a kidney that exhibits more movement within the body than is typical. A kidney that has shifted from its usual location. Its mobility can lead to the bending of the ureter, causing Dietl’s crisis, characterized by sudden bouts of pain, and when the…
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Flea-bitten kidney
A kidney with small petechiae covering the surface, a pathological finding in bacterial endocarditis and some other systemic illnesses.
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Fatty kidney
A kidney with fatty infiltration or degeneration of tubular, glomerular, or capsular epithelium, or of vascular connective tissue.
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Embolic contracted kidney
A kidney in which embolic infarction of the renal arterioles produces degeneration of renal tissue and hyperplasia of fibrous tissues produces irregular contraction.
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Cystic kidney
A kidney that has undergone cystic degeneration.
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Contracted kidney
The abnormally small kidney found in end-stage renal disease. The ultimate phase of chronic glomerulonephritis, arteriolar nephrosclerosis, or chronic pyelonephritis.
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Amyloid kidney
An enlarged, firm, smooth kidney usually associated with systemic amyloidosis. The condition of the kidney undergoing amyloid or waxy degeneration, which is observed in cases of amyloid degeneration. It is also known as lardaceous kidney or waxy kidney.
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Keystone area
The junction of the perpendicular portion of the ethmoid bones with the nasal septum.
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Ketosuria
Presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
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