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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
/ ĭ′ŧ /
- 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 51Թ Forms
- 쾱n· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kidney1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kidney1
Example Sentences
Bobby Sherman’s body is “shutting down” as he approaches the end of his battle with Stage 4 kidney cancer, according to his wife, Brigitte Poublon.
Ms Wild's pancreas, liver, and both kidneys were also donated for lifesaving and life-improving transplants.
"My dad went down with kidney cancer followed by bladder cancer."
Giuffre posted on Instagram that she had suffered kidney failure after a collision with a school bus, stating doctors had given her "four days to live" and were transferring her to a specialist hospital.
His father died when he was nine years old, after a long struggle with kidney cancer.
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