The internal portion of the kidney, consisting of striated conical masses, the renal pyramids, whose bases are adjacent to the cortex and whose apices form prominent papillae projecting into the lumen of the minor calyces.

DUI

D007679 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0012019

Previous indexing

Kidney (1966-1972)

History note

79(73); was see under KIDNEY 1975-78

Public note

79; was see under KIDNEY 1975-78