calculated kidney weight kidney wet weight to body weight ratio 2020-04-07T16:55:45Z A calculated measurement in which the weight after removal from the body but without desiccation of the weight of one or both kidneys, one of the paired organs which function to maintain proper water and electrolyte balance, regulate acid-base concentration, and filter the blood of metabolic wastes, is divided by the total weight of the body and presented as a ratio, percentage, fraction or quotient, thus normalizing it to body weight. CMO:0003389 VT:0002707 clinical_measurement_ontology kidney wet weight as percentage of body weight slaulede