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Gerota's capsule

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003528

A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also called Gerota's fascia and renal fascia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003528
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsGerota's fascia; renal fascia
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003528",
  "term": "Gerota's capsule",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also called Gerota's fascia and renal fascia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Gerota's fascia",
    "renal fascia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gerota-s-capsule/"
}

Record 7,953 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.