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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Renal :: Renal (a.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.
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..
Pyelitis :: Pyelitis (n.) Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.
Uroglaucin :: Uroglaucin (n.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican..
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.
Kidneywort :: Kidneywort (n.) The navelwort.
Ureter :: Ureter (n.) The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney..
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..
Calyx :: Calyx (n.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae..
Nephritical :: Nephritical (a.) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient..
Kidney :: Kidney (n.) Habit; disposition; sort; kind.
Kidneys :: Kidneys (pl. ) of Kidne.
Interrenal :: Interrenal (a.) Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes..
Nephrite :: Nephrite (n.) A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See Jade..
Stone :: Stone (n.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus..
Perinephritis :: Perinephritis (n.) Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney.
Reins :: Reins (n. pl.) The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins..
Tubule :: Tubule (n.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney..
Nephrology :: Nephrology (n.) A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions..
Kidney :: Kidney (n.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.
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