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Definition of Kidneys

Kidneys
Kidney Kid"ney, n.; pl. Kidneys. [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi?r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwip womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n?ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. (?) Cf. Kite belly.]
Kidney
Kidney Kid"ney, n.; pl. Kidneys. [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi?r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwip womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n?ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. (?) Cf. Kite belly.]

Meaning of Kidneys from wikipedia

- humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without...
- Kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products...
- the donor's kidneys. Kidney disease can have serious consequences if it cannot be controlled effectively. Generally, the progression of kidney disease is...
- Devilled kidneys is a Victorian British breakfast dish consisting of lamb's kidneys cooked in a ****ed sauce, referred to as "devilling". It has since...
- The kidneys of animals are a commonly consumed offal. The kidneys can be grilled, sautéed, roasted or braised. They can be used in cooking meat c****eroles...
- genetically-modified pig kidneys into humans. The recipient of the study had his native kidneys removed and received two genetically-modified pig kidneys in their place...
- healthy vertebrates, the kidneys maintain homeostasis of extracellular fluid in the body. When the blood is being filtered, the kidneys form urine, which consists...
- of kidney beans, such as: Red kidney bean (also known as: common kidney bean, rajma in India, surkh (red) lobia in ****stan). Light speckled kidney bean...
- metanephric kidneys fail to ascend and usually remain at the brim of the pelvis. This clinical scenario may present no signs or symptoms and the kidneys may function...
- except bears. Kidneys of this morphology have increased surface area for removing toxins from the body more efficiently than a non-lobed kidney. The reniculate...