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Definition of Kidneys
1. kidney [n] - See also: kidney
Medical Definition of Kidneys
1. The kidneys are a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear poisons from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The urine then passes through connecting tubes called ureters into the bladder. The bladder stores the urine until it is released during urination. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kidneys
Literary usage of Kidneys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1908)
"The purpose of the transplantation in mass of the kidneys is to reconstruct, as
safely and perfectly as possible, the urinary system, when it has been ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1864)
"The author alludes to cases of fatty degeneration of the kidneys in poisoning by
phosphorus, by the acid nitrate of mercury, and by sulphuric acid. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Diseases of the kidneys.—Acute congestion may result from sudden obstruction of the
... In health the kidneys may allow, the passage of faint traces of this ..."
4. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"Tuberculosis of the kidneys—Concomitant Nephritis. Before entering upon the
description of my researches concerning tuberculosis of the kidneys, ..."
5. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1859)
"As the kidneys, however, subsequently enlarge, while the Wolffian bodies diminish,
the proportions existing between the two organs are reversed; ..."
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