reniculus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reniculus.

Noun

reniculus (plural reniculi)

1. (anatomy, cetology) One of the lobules of the kidney, especially in whales.
   • 2015, Annalisa Berta, Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology‎:

     Each reniculus is like a small individual kidney with its own cortex, medulla, and calyx, and the duct from each small unit joins with others to form the ureter.