Definition of kidney

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Kidney (n.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.

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Lithontriptic :: Lithontriptic (a.) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forceps..
Reins :: Reins (n. pl.) The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins..
Stroma :: Stroma (n.) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney..
Kidney-shaped :: Kidney-shaped (a.) Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf..
Nephralgy :: Nephralgy (n.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.
Emulgent :: Emulgent (a.) Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins..
Kidney-form :: Kidney-form (a.) Alt. of Kidney-shape.
Hydronephrosis :: Hydronephrosis (n.) An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages..
Navelwort :: Navelwort (n.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort..
Calyx :: Calyx (n.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae..
Nephritical :: Nephritical (a.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease..
Medulla :: Medulla (n.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata..
Bright''s Disease :: Bright's disease () An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process..
Hepatorenal :: Hepatorenal (a.) Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament..
Transplantation :: Transplantation (n.) The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver..
Cashew :: Cashew (n.) A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long..
Uriniparous :: Uriniparous (a.) Producing or preparing urine; as, the uriniparous tubes in the cortical portion of the kidney..
Fat-kidneyed :: Fat-kidneyed (a.) Gross; lubberly.
Nephritical :: Nephritical (a.) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine..
Emunctory :: Emunctory (n.) Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter..
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