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1. Kidney
   The kidneys are a pair of glandular organs in the abdominal cavities of mammals and reptiles. Calf's and lamb's kidneys are amongst the most delicate. Pig's kidneys are larger and coarser and make good pâtés.
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2. kidney
   (Humans as organisms) one of two organs in humans which extract impurities from the blood
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3. kidney
   [n] - either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
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4. Kidney
   One of a pair of organs in the abdomen. They filter waste products and excess water from the blood to produce urine.
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5. Kidney
   An organ in the body which is used for excretion. The kidney filters the blood and removes waste, urea water and salts.
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6. Kidney
   (kidneys) There are two kidneys, right and left. They filter waste products out of the blood and make urine. The kidneys are very sensitive to blood flow and to some drugs. Doctors often take blood tests to check how well the kidneys are working.
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7. Kidney
   one of two organs that are part of the urinary tract; responsible for filtering the blood and removing waste products and excess water as urine
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8. Kidney
   Kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs located at the back of the abdomen, which remove waste and extra fluid from the blood and pass them out of the body as urine.
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9. Kidney
   One of two organs to the right and left of the lumbar region which filter waste products from the blood which are then excreted as urine.
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10. Kidney
    Kidney: One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear "poisons" from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The kidneys are part of the urinary tract. The urine then passes through connecting...
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11. kidney
    organs of animal origin Category: Medicine
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12. Kidney
    Kid'ney (kĭd'nȳ) noun ; plural Kidneys (-nĭz). [ Middle English kidnei , kidnere , from Icelandic koiðr belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus , Anglo-Saxon cwiþ womb) + Middle Eng...
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13. kidney
    <anatomy> Two glands situated in the upper posterior abdominal cavity, one on either side of the vertebral column. ... The kidneys are shaped like two large beans, and act as a filter. The kidney function is to filter the blood and control the level of some chemicals in the blood such as hydro...
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14. 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`
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15. kidney
    (kid´ne) either of the two bean-shaped organs in the lumbar region that filter the blood, excreting the end-products of body metabolism in the form of urine, and regulating the concentrations of hydrogen, sodium, potassium, phosphate, and other ions in the extracellular fluid. This small organ contains over a million mi...
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16. Kidney
    • (n.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland. • (n.) Habit; disposition; sort; kind. • (n.) A waiter.
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17. kidney
    in vertebrates and some invertebrates, organ that maintains water balance and expels metabolic wastes. Primitive and embryonic kidneys consist of ... [48 related articles]
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18. kidney
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kid′nē Definitions: 1. One of the paired organs that excrete urine, remove nitrogenous wastes of metabolism, reclaim important electrolytes and water, contribute to blood pressure control(renin-angiotensin system) and erythropoiesis (via erythropoietin production...
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19. Kidney
    [Chinese medicine] According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Kidney (Chinese: 腎: shen) refers to either of the two viscera located on the small of the back, one either side of the spine. As distinct from the Western medical definition of kidneys, the TCM concept is more a way of descr...
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20. 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 regulatio...
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21. kidney
    Right kidney, seen from behind Location of the kidneys Left kidney, seen from the front Left kidney, front view, with additional labels Nephron and associated structures Malpighian capsule and its uriniferous tubule Close-up of a Malpighian capsu...
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22. KIDNEY
    one of the two kidney-bean-shaped organs located on both sides of the spine, just above the waist. They rid the body of waste materials and maintain fluid balance through the production of urine
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23. Kidney
    The kidneys are two, bean-shaped organs are located in the posterior of the abdomen. They generally are not thought of as endocrine organs.
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24. kidney
    Click images to enlargeIn vertebrates, one of a pair of organs responsible for fluid regulation, excretion of waste products, and maintaining the ionic composition of the blood – in other words the regulation of the concentrations of some chemicals in the blood. The kidneys are situated on the rear wall of the abdome...
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25. Kidney
    One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear "poisons" from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The kidneys are part of the urinary tract. The urine then passes through connecting tubes called "ure...
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