kidney vetch

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noun

an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.

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Also called woundwort.

Origin of kidney vetch

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby kidney vetch

kidney punch, kidneys, kidney-shaped, kidney stone, kidney stones, kidney vetch, kidney worm, kidneywort, kidology, kid-on, kidporn

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How to use kidney vetch in a sentence

The one with the fever and the rash and the kidney failure that eventually killed her?
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His conservatism, which is more of a cultural than political kidney, seems to fascinate, delight or detract critics.
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In 2005, DOC paid $37,244 for one coronary bypass surgery and $32,897 for one kidney transplant surgery.
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Seeing one is especially important if you have diabetes, kidney disease or heart disease, says Dubost.
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Their app, Colorimetrix, is accurate enough to monitor conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and urinary tract infections.
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They are succeeded by kidney shaped capsules of a brown color.
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One whist table only is at work; General Pepper and three old hands of the same kidney are hard at it.
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The finding of blood-casts is the only certain means of diagnosing the kidney as its source.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Pus-casts may appear if the process extends up into the kidney tubules (see Fig. 62).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It consisted of farinha, kidney-beans, and dried beef, a fixed measure of each to every person.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for kidney vetch

kidney vetch

noun

a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowersAlso called: ladies' fingers

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