Kidney

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Noun

kidney (plural kidneys)

1. (anatomy) One of a pair of organs in the body that filter impurities from the blood by fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, producing urine as a waste product and controlling blood pressure among various other functions.
2. The kidney of an animal used as food.

Translations

organ of the body

Czech: ledvina Danish:nyre Dutch: nier f Esperanto: reno Finnish: munuainen French: rein m German: Niere f Greek: νεφρό n Hungarian: vese

Italian: rene m Japanese: 腎臓 (じんぞう, jinzou) Latin: ren Pitjantjatjara: kapuḻ, kapuḻpa Portuguese: rim Romanian: rinichi Russian: почка Spanish: riñón m Swedish: njure

organ used as food

Finnish: munuainen French: rognon m

Italian: rognone m Japanese: マメ (mame)

See also

• gout
• nephron
• nephric
• nephritis
• glomerulus