Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that are located in your lower back, just below your rib cage. They are responsible for filtering your blood and removing waste products. The kidneys also help to regulate your blood pressure and produce urine.
The patient had to have a kidney transplant.
Noun: kidney (plural: kidneys).
an organ that filters waste products from the blood.
Adjective: renal.
relating to the kidneys.
Verb: to kidney.
to transplant a kidney.
The word "kidney" is of uncertain etymology. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "cwið" and "ey", which mean "womb" and "egg" respectively. The word may have been used to describe the kidneys because of their shape, which is similar to a womb or an egg.
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