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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

  • (..) At least pay the interest. Hey. PAY YOUR DEBTS I'll kill you, bitch. We're no ordinary loan sharks. Sell your kidney or liver. We ain't doing this for charity. Pay or else you'll be insured and killed in the Philippines. We know you're in there. Come out. (..)
    2007 Kantoku · Banzai!