column of Bertin

noun

column of Ber·tin | \ -ber-ˈtaⁿ

Medical Definition of column of Bertin

: any of the masses of cortical tissue extending between the sides of the renal pyramids of the kidney as far as the renal pelvis

— called also Bertin's column, renal column

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