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Kidney Medulla MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Kidney Medulla
Tree Number(s)
A05.810.453.466
Unique ID
D007679
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007679
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Kidney Papilla
NLM Classification #
WJ 301
Previous Indexing
Kidney (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
79; was see under KIDNEY 1975-78
History Note
79(73); was see under KIDNEY 1975-78
Date Introduced
1979/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01
Kidney Medulla Preferred
Kidney Papilla Narrower
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