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kid·ney  (kdn)

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. Temperment; kind: a person of the same kidney.

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[Middle English kidenei.]

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kidney

Noun

1. either of two bean-shaped organs at the back of the abdominal cavity. They filter waste products from the blood, which are excreted as urine

2. the kidneys of certain animals used as food [origin unknown]

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kidney  (kdn) 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.

kidney

Thesaurus

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; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder" nephron, uriniferous tubule - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland - either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney excretory organ, urinary organ - an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them arcuate artery of the kidney - curved arteries of the kidney arteria renalis, renal artery - an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters arcuate vein of the kidney, vena arcuata renis - veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules renal vein, vena renalis - veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra venae interlobulares renis - interlobular veins of the kidney; receive blood from the arcuate vein and empty into the renal veins venae renis - veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein renal cortex - the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine renal pelvis, pelvis - a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

Translations

kidney [ˈkɪdnɪ] n → riñón m

kidney [ˈkɪdnɪ] n (Anat) → rein m;

(Culin) → rognon m

kidney [ˈkɪdnɪ] n → Niere f

kidney [ˈkɪdnɪ] n (ANAT) → rene m;

(CULIN) → rognone m

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kidney

n kidney [ˈkidni]

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