pancake kidney

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pan·cake kidney (p

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A disk-shaped organ produced by congenital fusion of both poles of the embryonic kidneys.

pancake kidney

[pan′kāk]

Etymology: ME, panne, pan, kaka, cake, kidnere

a congenital anomaly in which the left and right kidneys are fused into a single mass in the pelvis. The fused kidney has two collecting systems and two ureters and frequently becomes obstructed because of its abnormal position.

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