Missing kidney, CT scan

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Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan showing a missing left (centre right) kidney, a condition known as renal agenesis. Agenesis is failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth and development. Humans can function with only one kidney.

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Photo credit: © VSEVOLOD ZVIRYK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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