Find more information about some of the medical words and terms you may hear or read relating to kidney conditions in babies, children and young people.
A kidney removed from one person (the donor) and given to another person (the recipient). Transplant kidneys may come from a donor who has died (a deceased donor), or from a living donor.
The liquid produced by the kidneys, consisting of the toxic waste products and excess water from the body.
A surgeon specialising in the kidneys and bladder.
Blood vessels which carry blood from the body back to the heart.