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reins
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. -
nephritis
inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease. -
renal
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions. -
adrenal gland
an endocrine gland at the anterior end of each kidney. Its medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline and its cortex secretes several steroid hormones -
calculus
Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities. -
cathepsin
a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death