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kid·ney

kidney

 
pronunciation:
kId ni
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: one of a pair of organs in the body which remove water and waste products from the blood. The waste products go from the kidneys to the bladder in the form of urine. The kidneys are found high in the abdomen near the spine.
definition 2: the kidney of certain animals, used as food.
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