single kidney wet weight single kidney wet weight as percentage of body weight 2011-11-03T02:50:52Z A calculated measurement in which the weight after removal from the body but without desiccation of a single kidney, 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 percentage, thus normalizing it to body weight. individual kidney wet weight as percentage of body weight mshimoyama calculated single kidney weight