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a nearly transparent, slightly refractory urinary cast made up of homogeneous mucoprotein, seen transiently during exercise, fever, congestive heart failure, and diuretic therapy, and more continuously in some kidney diseases.Medical dictionary. 2011.
hyaline cast — noun Etymology: hyaline (I) : a renal cast characterized by homogeneity of structure … Useful english dictionary
Cast — 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An abnormal mass of dead cells that forms in a body cavity. * * * 1. An object formed by the solidification of a liquid poured into a mold.… … Medical dictionary
urinary cast — a cast formed from gelled protein precipitated in the renal tubules and molded to the tubular lumen; pieces of these casts break off and are washed out with the urine. There are various different types, including granular, hyaline, waxy, and… … Medical dictionary
red blood cell cast — red cell cast a hyaline cast that contains red blood cells, signifying bleeding in the renal glomerulus, such as occurs in glomerulonephritis … Medical dictionary
white blood cell cast — white cell cast a hyaline cast that contains white blood cells, such as in tubulointerstitial nephritis, pyelonephritis, or glomerulonephritis. Called also leukocyte c … Medical dictionary
renal cast — n a cast of a renal tubule consisting of granular, hyaline, albuminoid, or other material formed in and discharged from the kidney in renal disease * * * urinary c … Medical dictionary
renal cast — noun : a cast of a renal tubule consisting of granular, hyaline, albuminoid, or other material formed in and discharged from the kidney in renal disease … Useful english dictionary
Urinary casts — are cylindrical aggregations of particulate matter that form in the distal nephron, dislodge, and eventually pass into the urine. They form via precipitation of Tamm Horsfall mucoprotein which is secreted by renal tubule cells, and sometimes also … Wikipedia
cylindroid — SYN: false cast. [G. kylindrodes, fr. kylindros, roll, cylinder, + eidos, appearance] * * * cyl·in·droid sil ən .drȯid, sə lin n a spurious or mucous urinary cast that resembles a hyaline cast but has one tapered, stringy, twisted end cylindroid … Medical dictionary
Hepatorenal syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Hepatorenal syndrome Caption = DiseasesDB = 5810 ICD10 = ICD10|K|76|7|k|70 ICD9 = ICD9|572.4 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000489 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1001 MeshID = D006530 Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) refers to … Wikipedia
