Preferred Label : kidney medulla;
MeSH definition : The internal portion of the kidney, consisting of striated conical masses, the renal
pyramids, whose bases are adjacent to the cortex and whose apices form prominent papillae
projecting into the lumen of the minor calyces.;
MeSH synonym : medulla, kidney; kidney medullas; medullas, kidney;
MeSH hyponym : kidney papilla; Kidney Papillas; Papilla, Kidney; Papillas, Kidney;
Origin ID : D007679;
UMLS CUI : C0022664;
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The internal portion of the kidney, consisting of striated conical masses, the renal
pyramids, whose bases are adjacent to the cortex and whose apices form prominent papillae
projecting into the lumen of the minor calyces.