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kidney
[ kid-nee ]
noun
- Anatomy. either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands.
- Zoology. a corresponding organ in other vertebrate animals or an organ of like function in invertebrates.
- the meat of an animal's kidney used as food.
- constitution or temperament:
He was a quiet child, of a different kidney from his boisterous brothers.
- kind, sort, or class:
He is only at ease with men of his own kidney.
kidney
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- either of two bean-shaped organs at the back of the abdominal cavity in man, one on each side of the spinal column. They maintain water and electrolyte balance and filter waste products from the blood, which are excreted as urine nephriticrenal
- the corresponding organ in other animals
- the kidneys of certain animals used as food
- class, type, or disposition (esp in the phrases of the same or a different kidney )
kidney
- Either of a pair of organs that are located in the rear of the abdominal cavity in vertebrates. The kidneys regulate fluid balance in the body and filter out wastes from the blood in the form of urine. The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. Wastes filtered from the blood by the nephrons drain into the ureters, muscular tubes that connect each kidney to the bladder.
- See also nephron
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱Աˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 쾱n· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of kidney1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kidney1
Example Sentences
Masked militants beat him senseless, broke bones all over his body and damaged his kidneys.
It took two trips to different hospitals to diagnose him with appendicitis, peritonitis and a kidney infection, and he had to be operated on straight away.
Let's take the example of cells from a single tissue type: the kidneys.
Janet had already sacrificed her own health by giving a kidney to one of her brothers when she was 60 years old.
President Donald Trump rolled his kidney stones away and broadcast a message to his devout Truth Social followers early Sunday morning.
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