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URINARY CAST [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Tract
DEF

A cast formed from gelled protein precipitated in the renal tubules and molded to the tubular lumen ...

OBS

... pieces of [urinary casts] break off and are washed out with the urine.

OBS

Urinary casts may be classified as granular, hyaline, epithelial, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil génito-urinaire
DEF

Élément microscopique, d'aspect cylindrique de nature protéique, qui se produit dans les tubes urinifères et en revêt la forme et qu'on retrouve dans le dépôt des urines.

OBS

La nature des cylindres urinaires est variable : épithéliale, granuleuse, muqueuse, hyaline, fibrineuse, graisseuse, etc.

Spanish

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