kidney
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++kid·ney /ˈkɪdni/ ●●○ noun 1
[countable]HB one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine 肾,肾脏 a kidney transplant 肾脏移植 →5 see picture at 见图 human12 [countable, uncountable]DFF one or more of these organs from an animal, used as food 腰子〔指供食用的动物肾脏〕 steak and kidney pie 牛肉腰子馅饼
Examples from the Corpus
kidney• They are waiting for a kidney donor and time is running out fast.• A kidney, thought to be perfectly healthy was transplanted into a patient on chronic dialysis.• For similar reasons the presence of severe lung disease and chronic kidney disease is a contraindication to disulfiram administration.• Pollution-related illnesses included kidney disease, anaemia and defects in the endocrine system.• Transplant surgeons hope the technique will help to increase live kidney donations and to cut waiting lists.• I wondered if there might be a pickled heart tucked in among all the livers, kidneys, and spleens.• The excretion of mercury by the kidney generally forms the basis for measurement of exposure.• She has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, kidney problems and malnutrition, health workers say.Origin kidney (1300-1400) Perhaps from Old English cwith “abdomen, womb” + æg “egg”kid·ney nounChineseSyllable
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kidney
kid‧ney /ˈkɪdni/
noun
1. [countable] one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine:
a kidney transplant
2. [uncountable and countable] one or more of these organs from an animal, used as food:
steak and kidney pie
kid‧ney /ˈkɪdni/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from Old English cwith 'abdomen, womb' + æg 'egg'
Origin: Perhaps from Old English cwith 'abdomen, womb' + æg 'egg'

1. [countable] one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine:
2. [uncountable and countable] one or more of these organs from an animal, used as food:
