Your kidneys are the organs in your body that take waste matter from your blood and send it out of your body as urine.
2. variable noun
Kidneys are the kidneys of an animal, for example a lamb, calf, or pig, that are eaten as meat.
...lambs' kidneys.
...steak and kidney pie.
kidney in British English
(ˈkɪdnɪ)
noun
1.
either of two bean-shaped organs at the back of the abdominal cavity in humans, one on each side of the spinal column. They maintain water and electrolyte balance and filter waste products from the blood, which are excreted as urine
▶ Related adjectives: nephritic, renal
2.
the corresponding organ in other animals
3.
the kidneys of certain animals used as food
4.
class, type, or disposition (esp in the phrases of the same or a different kidney)
Derived forms
kidneylike (ˈkidneyˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C14: of uncertain origin
kidney in American English
(ˈkɪdni)
nounWord forms: pluralˈkidneys
1.
either of a pair of glandular organs in the upper abdominal cavity of vertebrates, which separate water and waste products of metabolism from the blood and excrete them as urine through the bladder
2.
the kidney of an animal, used as food
3.
a.
disposition; temperament
b.
class; kind; sort
Word origin
ME kidenei < ?
Examples of 'kidney' in a sentence
kidney
Soon her kidneys and liver were failing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than a third of those waiting need a new kidney and have to be hooked up to a dialysis machine four times a week.
The Sun (2016)
A simple blood test can pick up both as well as excluding other issues such as liver or kidney disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The tech giant will trawl anonymous confidential data to spot people at risk of kidney disease, blood poisoning and organ failure.
The Sun (2016)
He said that during his time there only one kidney transplant took place.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Researchers also found the drug seemed to reduce kidney and heart disease risk.
The Sun (2015)
Perfect with game pie or steak and kidney pud.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Would kidney dialysis companies support or oppose the repeal of this act?
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
Think apple and cider pie and lamb kidney and rosemary suet pudding.
The Sun (2013)
This sort of money could be used to buy two kidney dialysis machines.
The Sun (2009)
Three years ago he also spent five weeks in intensive care after his lungs and kidneys failed.
The Sun (2010)
And often kidney and liver damage too.
The Sun (2014)
You can just buy new kidneys when the time comes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Recommended care includes monitoring blood pressure and kidneys.
The Sun (2015)
Her family have claimed that she has heart and kidney problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In front of me are the remains of my steak and kidney pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It includes kidneys but not steak.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is also responsible for damaging other organs including the kidneys, eyes and brain.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The impact of the tackle had driven my kidney on to one of my floating ribs at the back and sliced it open.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When patients suffer from liver disease, the organ and kidneys stop working properly and excess fluid builds up in the abdomen.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
kidney
British English: kidney /ˈkɪdnɪ/ NOUN
Your kidneys are the two organs in your body that filter unwanted material from your blood and send it out of your body in your urine.
...kidney disease.
American English: kidney
Arabic: كُلْيَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: rim
Chinese: 肾
Croatian: bubreg
Czech: ledvina
Danish: nyre
Dutch: nier
European Spanish: riñón
Finnish: munuainen
French: rein
German: Niere
Greek: νεφρό
Italian: rene
Japanese: 腎臓
Korean: 신장 내장
Norwegian: nyre
Polish: nerka
European Portuguese: rim
Romanian: rinichi
Russian: почка
Latin American Spanish: riñón
Swedish: njure
Thai: ไต
Turkish: böbrek
Ukrainian: нирка
Vietnamese: quả thận
All related terms of 'kidney'
kidney bean
Kidney beans are small, reddish-brown beans that are eaten as a vegetable . They are the seeds of a bean plant.
kidney dish
a kidney-shaped dish used as a receptacle by doctors or surgeons
kidney ore
a form of hematite that occurs in kidney-shaped masses
kidney damage
Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object.
kidney donor
someone who donates one of their kidneys to be transplanted into another person
kidney-shaped
shaped like an oval with an inward curve at one side
kidney stone
a hard mass formed in the kidney , usually composed of oxalates , phosphates , and carbonates
kidney vetch
a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowers
kidney disease
disease of the kidneys
kidney failure
a disorder in which the kidneys stop working properly
kidney machine
a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis
artificial kidney
a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis
kidney infection
An infection is a disease caused by germs or bacteria.
kidney transplant
an operation to put a kidney taken from one person into another person's body
steak and kidney pie
a pie made with beefsteak and kidney and baked in the oven
renal calculus
a hard mass formed in the kidney , usually composed of oxalates , phosphates , and carbonates
steak and kidney pudding
beefsteak and kidney in a suet pastry crust , steamed in a basin .
ladies' fingers
a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowers
Malpighian corpuscle
an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
nephroptosis
the medical condition in which the kidney does not remain fixed in its proper location but has abnormal mobility
nephrite
a tough fibrous amphibole mineral: a variety of jade consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ca 2 Mg 5 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2