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Kind of bean that's shaped like an organ
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kidney
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The kidneys are bean -shaped organs that serve several essential regulatory roles in vertebrates . Their main function is to regulate the balance of electrolytes in the blood, along with maintaining pH homeostasis . They also remove excess organic molecules ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kidney \Kid"ney\ (k[i^]d"n[y^]), n.; pl. Kidneys (k[i^]d"n[i^]z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[eth]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi[thorn] womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n[=y]ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., of unknown origin, originally kidenere , perhaps a compound of Old English cwið "womb" (see bowel ) + ey "egg" (see egg (n.)) in reference to the shape of the organ. Figurative sense of "temperament" is from 1550s. Kidney bean is from 1540s, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder
Usage examples of kidney.
We are also aided by chemistry in determining the exact abnormal condition of the kidneys by the detection of albumen, sugar, etc.
When this happens, water is not properly reabsorbed in the kidney tubules and urination becomes abnormally copious.
And of course they do not tell us of the more than a thousand deaths each year in the United States from the use of aspirin, or the apparent 5,000 annual cases of kidney failure from the use of acetaminophen, of which the best-selling brand is Tylenol.
The bed should be warmed after these are administered and the patient given hot lemonade to bring on free action of the skin, kidneys, and bowels.
We cannot, In conclusion, too strongly condemn the general resort to strong diuretics so often prescribed by physicians for all forms of renal maladies, but which, by over-stimulating the already weak and delicate kidneys, only aggravate and render incurable thousands of cases annually.
High blood pressure magnifies the aging and symptoms associated with diabetes, causes kidney failure and many other hormone-related conditions, and be triggered by thyroid, adrenal, or kidney problems.
This is a tonic to the kidneys, as well as a diuretic and alterative, and is a mild, but very efficient remedy.
In a similar fashion, amylase inhibitors in raw red kidney beans and navy beans make their carbohydrate content unusable.
We can do an angiogram of the heart, or the kidneys, whatever we want, to diagnose tumors or vascular disease.
And a vitamin E blocker in raw kidney beans, alfalfa, and some peas increases the incidence of liver disease in animals.
I told her about burnet, with which they treated cholera and the plague, and about saxifrage, or breakstone, which actually does break up kidney stones and gallstones.
Note the connection of each kidney with the aorta and the inferior vena cava by the renal artery and the renal vein.
Glazed eyeballs on paper doilies, a big liver like a brazil-nut, crunchy marrow-filled femurs, a row of bean-shaped kidneys, a king-size penis coyly curled against its testicles, chewy ropes of muscles, big squares of skin rolled up like apricot leather?
Penrose mentions the absence of the upper two-thirds of the left ureter, with a small cystic kidney, and there are parallel cases on record.
If dehydration worsens, you may get low blood pressure, dizziness, rapid heart rate, and kidney failure, or even death.