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• plural of kidney.

kidneys

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1. A pair of organs, the principal parts of the excretory system, located above the waistline at the back of the abdominal cavity. The kidneys filter waste materials from the blood, excreting these wastes in the form of urine; they also regulate the amounts of water and other chemicals in body fluids.

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Researchers suspect the genetic difference may influence how effectively the kidneys remove ImP from the blood, affecting how much of the compound remains in circulation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Riley's brain fluid had left the hospital staff "concerned" and his lungs and kidneys had also stopped working.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

These include albumin, made by the liver, and creatinine, a waste product removed by the kidneys.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Our kidneys can handle a lot of fluid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I study the heart, the ventricles, the arteries, the bones, the liver, the kidneys, the spleen, the lungs, the blood that runs through the veins.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani