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horseshoe kidney

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 259 words | Copyright

horseshoe kidney (hors-shoo) n. an anatomical variation in kidney development whereby the lower poles of both kidneys are joined together. This usually causes no trouble but it may be associated with impaired drainage of urine from the kidney by the ureters.

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