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hepatorenal
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hepatorenal /hep·a·to·re·nal/ (-rēn´il) pertaining to the liver and kidneys.
hep·a·to·re·nal (hp-t-rnl)
adj.
Relating to the liver and the kidney.

hepatorenal
[hep′ətōrē′nəl]
Etymology: Gk, hēpar, liver; L, ren, kidney
pertaining to the liver and the kidneys.

hepatorenal [hep″ah-to-re´nal]
pertaining to the liver and kidneys.
hepatorenal syndrome oliguria and renal failure in a patient with anatomically and morphologically normal kidneys in the presence of liver failure. Prognosis is poor.

hepatorenal
pertaining to the liver and kidneys.

hepatorenal syndromes
diseases in which there is concurrent involvement of both liver and kidneys. This may be the result of a toxin such as carbon tetrachloride which simultaneously damages both organs, or as a result of hepatic injury causing, for example, a cholemic nephrosis.


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