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Kidney

A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.

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Adrenal 70% connected

Suprarenal.

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Pelvis 70% connected

The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.

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