renal pyramid

noun

anatomy

: any of the somewhat triangular- or wedge-shaped masses of tissue of the inner medulla (see medulla sense 2a) region of the kidney that project as the renal papillae into the renal pelvis, and have a striated appearance due to the presence of collecting tubules and collecting ducts

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

renal pyramid

noun

: any of the somewhat triangular- or wedge-shaped masses of tissue of the inner medulla region of the kidney that project as the renal papillae into the renal pelvis, and have a striated appearance due to the presence of collecting tubules and collecting ducts

called also Malpighian pyramid