kid·ney

kid·ney
/ˈkıdni/ noun, pl -neys [count]
1 : either of two organs in your body that remove waste products from your blood and make urine

a patient with a damaged kidney

— often used before another noun

kidney failure

a kidney transplant

2 : an animal kidney used as food

steak and kidney pie


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • kid|ney — «KIHD nee», noun, plural neys. 1. one of the pair of organs in the body of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles that separate waste matter and water from the blood. The kidneys pass waste matter off through the bladder as urine. 2. the kidney …   Useful english dictionary

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  • kid|ney-shaped — «KIHD nee SHAYPT», adjective. having the general shape of a long oval indented at one side …   Useful english dictionary

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  • kid — bin·o·kid; bu·kid·non; kid·der·min·ster; kid·di·er; kid·ding·ly; kid·dish; kid·do; kid·dush; kid·du·shin; kid·dy; kid; kid·let; kid·nap·per; kid·ney; grand·kid; kid·nap·pee; kid·vid; kid·dle; kid·nap; tri·a·kid; kid·der; kid·die; kid·dish·ness;… …   English syllables

  • kidney — kid·ney …   English syllables

  • Kidneybohne — Kid|ney|boh|ne 〈[kı̣dni ] f. 19; Bot.〉 1. ein Bohnengewächs: Phaseolus vulgaris 2. nierenförmige, meistens dunkelrote Frucht der Kidneybohne (1) [<engl. kidneybean, zu kidney „Niere“ + bean „Bohne“] * * * Kid|ney|boh|ne [ kɪtni… ], die; , n… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • kidney — kid|ney S3 [ˈkıdni] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stomach …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • kidney — kid|ney [ kıdni ] noun * 1. ) count one of the two organs in your body that clean your blood and remove waste: kidney failure/disease a kidney transplant They had to remove his kidney. 2. ) count or uncount the kidney of some animals eaten as… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • kidney — kid•ney [[t]ˈkɪd ni[/t]] n. pl. neys 1) anat. zool. one of a pair of organs in the rear of the upper abdominal cavity of vertebrates that filter waste from the blood, excrete uric acid or urea, and maintain water and electrolyte balance 2) zool.… …   From formal English to slang

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