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perirenal fat
- Term ID
- UBERON:0005406
- Synonyms
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- adipose capsule of kidney
- capsula adiposa renis
- fatty capsule of kidney
- perinephric fat
- periphrenic fascia
- perirenal fascia
- perirenal fat capsule
- perirenal fat pad
- Definition
- The adipose capsule of kidney (or perinephric fat or perirenal fat) is a structure between the renal fascia and renal capsule, and may be regarded as a part of the latter. A different structure, the pararenal fat, is the adipose tissue superficial to the renal fascia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipose_capsule_of_kidney
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