renal medulla
renal medulla · renal medullas · renal medullae
The innermost region of the kidney, arranged into pyramid like structures, consisting…The innermost region of the kidney, arranged into pyramid like structures, consisting of the collecting tubules, Henle's loop, vasa rectae, venulae rectae and the medullary capillary plexus
Meaning
1 sensesThe innermost region of the kidney, arranged into pyramid like structures, consisting of the collecting tubules, Henle's loop, vasa rectae, venulae rectae and the medullary capillary plexus
Forms
plural: renal medullas / renal medullae| Singular | renal medulla |
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| Plural | renal medullas / renal medullae |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrenomedullary
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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