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kidney

kidney /ˈkɪdni/ noun
plural kidneys
kidney
/ˈkɪdni/
noun
plural kidneys
Learner's definition of KIDNEY
[count]
: either of two organs in your body that remove waste products from your blood and make urine肾;肾脏
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
see picture at human
: an animal kidney used as food(供食用的)动物肾脏
IELTS BNC: 6010 COCA: 5152

kidney

noun

kid·​ney ˈkid-nē How to pronounce kidney (audio)
plural kidneys
1
a
: 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 4¹/₂ inches (11¹/₂ centimeters) long lying behind the peritoneum in a mass of fatty tissue, and consist chiefly of nephrons by which urine is secreted, collected, and discharged into a main cavity from which it is conveyed by the ureter to the bladder
b
: any of various excretory organs of invertebrate animals
2
: the kidney of an animal eaten as food
3
: sort or kind especially with regard to temperament
a nice helpful guy, of a different kidney entirely from the … Secret Police Paula Lecler

Example Sentences

a patient with a damaged kidney her new boyfriend is of a different kidney than what she usually dates
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of kidney was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 6010 COCA: 5152

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