kidneynoun
uk/ˈkɪd.ni/us/ˈkɪd.ni/C2 [ C ] either of a pair of small organs in the body that take away waste matter from the blood to produce urine:
kidney failure
[ C or U ] these organs from an animal, used as food:
steak and kidney pie
More examples
- She suffered kidney failure and needed a blood transfusion.
- kidney transplant
- The kidney plays a vital role in the removal of waste products from the blood.
- kidney dialysis
- She fried some kidneys in butter.
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Other major organs
- bladder
- cardiothoracic
- endocrine
- gall bladder
- gut
- hepatocellular
- liver
- nephron
- pancreatic
- sense organ
- splanchnic
- spleen
- splenic
- swim bladder
- tum
- vesica
- viscera
- vital organs
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Organs eaten as meat