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kidney

Definition

  • noun: either of two organs in your body that remove waste products from your blood and make urine
  • noun: one of a pair of vertebrate organs situated in the body cavity near the spinal column that excrete waste products of metabolism, in humans are bean-shaped organs about 4
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: abatis, abdomen, animus

Examples

  • a patient with a damaged 'kidney'

  • steak and 'kidney' pie

  • a 'kidney' transplant

Movie quotes

  • (..) Like a Chihuahua that's being tumble-dried. Well, it's been a rough week. If it makes you feel any better, I coughed up everything but my kidneys on my first ride. Shit. Sorry. I'm used to a basement lab in a hospital where things fall to the floor. Thank you. Well, you're the genius up here. (..)
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