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postrenal

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postrenal /post·re·nal/ (pōst-re´nal)
1. located behind a kidney.
2. occurring after leaving a kidney.

postrenal [pōst-re´nal]
1. located behind a kidney.
2. occurring after leaving a kidney, such as renal failure that results from processes impairing normal excretion of urine after it has been formed. See also prerenal.

postrenal
pertaining to those parts of the urinary system that, anatomically and physiologically, are distal to the kidney. Includes ureters, bladder and urethra.


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