Kidneys

  • 1Kidneys — Kidney Kid ney (k[i^]d n[y^]), n.; pl. {Kidneys} (k[i^]d n[i^]z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[eth]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi[thorn] womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n[=y]ra, Dan. nyre …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2kidneys —   Pu upa a, kōnāhua.    ♦ Diseases of kidneys, ma i pu upa a kīkala hāne ene e, alaneo, waiiki …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 3Kidneys, ureters, and bladder — In medicine, KUB refers to a diagnostic medical imaging technique and stands for kidneys, ureters, and bladder.A KUB is a plain frontal supine radiograph of the abdomen. It is often supplemented by an upright PA view of the chest (to rule out air …

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  • 4kidneys — The best portion of an animal sacrifice (Exod. 29:13). They were thought to be the seat of human emotions, as in Jer. 11:20 where modern translations prefer the metaphorical use of ‘heart’ (‘reins’ in AV) …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 5kidneys — kid·ney || kɪdnɪ n. one of a pair of organs that filters metabolic wastes from the blood; temperament; kind, sort, class …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6KIDNEYS — …

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  • 7Skirts and kidneys — is an Irish stew made from pork and pork kidneys. History Cork, on the southern coast of Ireland, has a long standing association with animal produce and, from the 17th C to the end of the 19th C, was a major supplier of butter and salted… …

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  • 8Devilled kidneys — is a Victorian British breakfast dish consisting of lamb s kidneys cooked in a mixture of Worcestershire sauce, mushroom ketchup, English mustard powder, butter, cayenne pepper, salt, and b …

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  • 9polycystic disease of the kidneys — an inherited disorder, transmitted as an autosomal dominant (the gene responsible is located on chromosome no. 16), in which the substance of both kidneys is largely replaced by numerous cysts. Symptoms including haematuria, urinary tract… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 10polycystic disease of the kidneys — an inherited disorder, transmitted as an autosomal dominant (the gene responsible is located on chromosome no. 16), in which the substance of both kidneys is largely replaced by numerous cysts. Symptoms – including haematuria, urinary tract… …

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