RENAL CORTEX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("renal cortex" is a kind of...):

cortex (the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)

Holonyms ("renal cortex" is a part of...):

kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)

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