kidney

Definition of Kidney in English :

Noun

1. kidney

either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine

Example Sentences:
'urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kidney

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noun

1.

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

▶ Related adjectives: nephritic, renal

2.

the corresponding organ in other animals

3.

the kidneys of certain animals used as food

4.

class, type, or disposition (esp in the phrases of the same or a different kidney)

Kidney

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nounWord forms: plural ˈkidneys

1.

either of a pair of glandular organs in the upper abdominal cavity of vertebrates, which separate water and waste products of metabolism from the blood and excrete them as urine through the bladder

2.

the kidney of an animal, used as food

3.

a.

disposition; temperament

b.

class; kind; sort

Kidney

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n. pl. kid·neys

1. Anatomy Either one of a pair of organs in the dorsal region of the vertebrate abdominal cavity, functioning to maintain proper water and electrolyte balance, regulate acid-base concentration, and filter the blood of metabolic wastes, which are then excreted as urine.

2. The kidney of certain animals, eaten as food.

3. An excretory organ of certain invertebrates.

4. Temperament; kind: a person of the same kidney.

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