- Gerota's capsule
- A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also called renal fascia and Gerota's fascia.
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Gerota's capsule
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Gerota — Dimitru, Roumanian anatomist and surgeon, 1867–1939. See G. capsule, G. fascia, G. method … Medical dictionary
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renal fascia — A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also called Gerota s fascia and Gerota s capsule … English dictionary of cancer terms
Renal fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fascia renalis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1220 Caption = Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney. Caption2 = Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the… … Wikipedia
