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MEDULLARY SUBSTANCE OF THE KIDNEY

\mˈɛdələɹi sˈʌbstəns ɒvðə kˈɪdnɪ], \mˈɛdələɹi sˈʌbstəns ɒvðə kˈɪdnɪ], \m_ˈɛ_d_ə_l_ə_ɹ_i s_ˈʌ_b_s_t_ə_n_s ɒ_v_ð_ə k_ˈɪ_d_n_ɪ]\

Definitions of MEDULLARY SUBSTANCE OF THE KIDNEY

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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See Kidney- m. s. of Schwann, See Nerve-fibre.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The portion of the kidney internal to and denser and more distinctly striated than the cortical s. It consists mainly of the pyramids of Ferrein and the papillae.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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