Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

waxy cast

A light yellowish, well-defined urinary cast probably made up of disintegrating kidney cells, found in some chronic kidney diseases, glomerulonephritis, and uncontrolled hypertension.

Figure: WAXY CAST
(Orig. mag. ×400)




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