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1. (n.) kidney
one of a pair of organs in the rear of the upper abdominal cavity of vertebrates that filter waste from the blood, excrete uric acid or urea, and maintain water and electrolyte balance.
2. kidney
any similar structure in invertebrates.
3. kidney
the meat of an animal's kidney used as food.
4. kidney
constitution or temperament.
5. kidney
kind; sort:
to associate only with people of one's own kidney.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME kidenei,kidenere (sing.), kideneres, kideneren (pl.))
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| Definition of 'KIDNEY' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kidney
either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
"urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"
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1. (noun) kidney
one of two organs that clean the blood in your body
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) KIDNEY
a glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland
2. (noun) KIDNEY
habit; disposition; sort; kind
3. (noun) KIDNEY
a waiter
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. KIDNEY
Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.
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Sense: one of a pair of organs in the body which remove waste matter from the blood and produce urine
The kidneys of some animals are used as food.
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