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kidney

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc ▪ The technique keeps the donor heart beating while it is transported. a heart/liver/kidney etc donor ▪ There is a shortage ...

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, ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The kidney in animal anatomy is a part of the urinary system. Kidney may also refer to: Declan Kidney (born 1959), Irish rugby union coach Kidney bean Kidney belt , belt designed to protect internal organs from damage Kidney (Chinese medicine) Kidney fern ...

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.