What does kidney mean?
Definitions for kidney
ˈkɪd nikid·ney
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Princeton's WordNet
kidney(noun)
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"
GCIDE
Kidney(n.)
Habit; disposition; sort; kind; as, a man of a different kidney. Shak.
Etymology: [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koir belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. nra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. nefro`s Cf. Kite belly.]
Wiktionary
kidney(Noun)
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
Etymology: From kednei, kidenei, from earlier kidnere, kidenere. Of uncertain origin. Probably a compound consisting of *, from cwiþ, cwiþa + nere, from *, from neuran, from negʷh-r-. If so, then related to nier, Niere, nyre, njure.
kidney(Noun)
This organ (of an animal) cooked as food
Etymology: From kednei, kidenei, from earlier kidnere, kidenere. Of uncertain origin. Probably a compound consisting of *, from cwiþ, cwiþa + nere, from *, from neuran, from negʷh-r-. If so, then related to nier, Niere, nyre, njure.
kidney(Noun)
constitution, temperament, nature
Etymology: From kednei, kidenei, from earlier kidnere, kidenere. Of uncertain origin. Probably a compound consisting of *, from cwiþ, cwiþa + nere, from *, from neuran, from negʷh-r-. If so, then related to nier, Niere, nyre, njure.
Webster Dictionary
Kidney(noun)
a glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland
Etymology: [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koir belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. nra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. nefro`s Cf. Kite belly.]
Kidney(noun)
habit; disposition; sort; kind
Etymology: [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koir belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. nra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. nefro`s Cf. Kite belly.]
Kidney(noun)
a waiter
Etymology: [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koir belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. nra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. nefro`s Cf. Kite belly.]
Freebase
Kidney
The kidneys are organs that serve several essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and regulation of blood pressure. They serve the body as a natural filter of the blood, and remove wastes which are diverted to the urinary bladder. In producing urine, the kidneys excrete wastes such as urea and ammonium, and they are also responsible for the reabsorption of water, glucose, and amino acids. The kidneys also produce hormones including calcitriol, erythropoietin, and the enzyme renin. Located at the rear of the abdominal cavity in the retroperitoneum, the kidneys receive blood from the paired renal arteries, and drain into the paired renal veins. Each kidney excretes urine into a ureter, itself a paired structure that empties into the urinary bladder. Renal physiology is the study of kidney function, while nephrology is the medical specialty concerned with kidney diseases. Diseases of the kidney are diverse, but individuals with kidney disease frequently display characteristic clinical features. Common clinical conditions involving the kidney include the nephritic and nephrotic syndromes, renal cysts, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, urinary tract infection, nephrolithiasis, and urinary tract obstruction. Various cancers of the kidney exist; the most common adult renal cancer is renal cell carcinoma. Cancers, cysts, and some other renal conditions can be managed with removal of the kidney, or nephrectomy. When renal function, measured by glomerular filtration rate, is persistently poor, dialysis and kidney transplantation may be treatment options. Although they are not severely harmful, kidney stones can be painful and a nuisance. The removal of kidney stones involves ultrasound treatment to break up the stones into smaller pieces, which are then passed through the urinary tract. One common symptom of kidney stones is a sharp pain in the medial/lateral segments of the lower back.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kidney
kid′ni, n. one of two flattened glands, on each side of the loins, which secrete the urine: temperament, humour, disposition—hence, sort or kind, as in 'of the same kidney,' &c.—ns. Kid′ney-bean, a kind of bean shaped like a kidney; Kid′ney-potā′to, one of various kidney-shaped varieties of the common potato; Kid′ney-vetch, a genus of leguminous plants, the only British species being called Lady's Fingers; Kid′ney-wort, a plant of the genus Saxifrage. [M. E. kidnere—Ice. kviðr, the womb, the belly, Ice. nýra (Ger. niere, a kidney).]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Kidney
Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
kidney
Men of the same kidney, i.e. of a similar disposition.
Editors Contribution
kidney
An organ in the human body.
We have two kidneys but some people function healthily with one.
Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kidney in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kidney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of kidney in a Sentence
They got me to hospital where they took bloods, and very quickly I was in a hospital bed with catheters and things coming out of my arms. I was diagnosed with stage-four kidney disease.
We arrive here with a heavy toll on our health, i have a prostate tumor and Ying has kidney disease. Humphrey, who has disputed allegations of wrongdoing, said during his time in jail, prison officers deliberately obstructed his requests for the appropriate medical attention.
Patients should appreciate that, like all drugs, PPIs carry risk. The fact that they're available over the counter doesn't mean they're safe, people who take PPIs and are later found to have kidney problems should ask their physicians whether the drugs might be playing a role.
Now there are people who cannot work. But frankly, if your back hurts, you can work in a call center, all right? There's a lot of different jobs, there are people who are paralyzed, quadriplegic, kidney dialysis, amputees who can't work. I understand that. There's going to be some people. But almost everybody who can work should work.
The fact that kidney injury markers were normalized or improving within 24 hours should help alleviate fear of permanent kidney injury, and supports what we have previously demonstrated.
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- nierAfrikaans
- كليةArabic
- বৃক্কAssamese
- багӏаржо, ургьисалаAvaric
- böyrəkAzerbaijani
- бөйөрBashkir
- ныркаBelarusian
- бъбрекBulgarian
- বৃক্ক, অন্ত্র, কিডনিBengali
- མཁལ་རིལTibetan Standard
- ronyóCatalan, Valencian
- ledvinky, ledvinaCzech
- nyreDanish
- NiereGerman
- ގުރުދާDivehi
- ayikuEwe
- νεφρός, νεφρί, νεφρόGreek
- riñónSpanish
- neerEstonian
- giltzurrunBasque
- گرده, قلوه, کلیهPersian
- munuainenFinnish
- nýraFaroese
- rein, rognonFrench
- duánIrish
- dubhagScottish Gaelic
- ril, rinleGalician
- મુત્રપિંડGujarati
- כליהHebrew
- गुर्दाHindi
- veseHungarian
- երիկամArmenian
- ginjalIndonesian
- renInterlingue
- ꀑNuosu
- nýraIcelandic
- rene, rognoneItalian
- 腎臓Japanese
- თირკმელი, ჭაჭაGeorgian
- бүйрекKazakh
- តម្រងមូត្រKhmer
- ಮೂತ್ರಪಿಂಡKannada
- 콩팥, 신장, 腎臟Korean
- گورچیلهKurdish
- бөйрөкKyrgyz
- renLatin
- NierLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໄຕLao
- inkstasLithuanian
- īkstis, niereLatvian
- tākihiMāori
- бубрегMacedonian
- വൃക്കMalayalam
- бөөрMongolian
- गुडदाMarathi
- ginjal, kerinjal, buah pinggangMalay
- kilwaMaltese
- ကျောက်ကပ်Burmese
- nyreNorwegian
- मिर्गौलोNepali
- nierDutch
- nyreNorwegian Nynorsk
- achą́ʼáshkʼazhíNavajo, Navaho
- renhon, ronhon, ren, arnelhOccitan
- ବୃକ୍କକ, ମୂତ୍ରାଶୟOriya
- уыргOssetian, Ossetic
- ਗੁਰਦਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- cynaderka, nerkaPolish
- rimPortuguese
- niruncel, nirunchel, ranuogl, gnirunchel, narunchelRomansh
- rinichiRomanian
- почка, почкиRussian
- वृक्कःSanskrit
- rene, arreneSardinian
- бубрег, bubregSerbo-Croatian
- වකුගඩුවSinhala, Sinhalese
- ľadvina, obličkaSlovak
- ledvicaSlovene
- veshkëAlbanian
- njureSwedish
- சிறுநீரகTamil
- మూత్రపిండముTelugu
- гурдаTajik
- ไตThai
- böwrekTurkmen
- böbrekTurkish
- бөерTatar
- ниркаUkrainian
- گردہUrdu
- buyrakUzbek
- thận, 腎Vietnamese
- roinVolapük
- roño biWolof
- 肾Chinese
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