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What is the medical term for the kidney?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Term for kidney: renes, renal, but no other term than just kidney that I know of and been doing kidney disease for 55 years. May be some texas terms I don't know.

Answered 4/13/2017

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