renal cortex

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1. the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cortex,
definition	:	the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

part meronym	:	kidney,
definition	:	either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine (noun.body)