kidneys

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 .

Example Sentences

He became delirious, his heartbeat grew ragged, his blood teemed with the virus, and his lungs, liver and kidneys began to fail.

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Her father, her mother said on the phone, had fallen into a coma after his kidneys failed in response to a sulfa drug.

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She endured multiple surgeries; doctors removed one of her kidneys and other vital organs.

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The same toxin that causes this “pseudomembrane” to form can also damage organs like the heart and kidneys.

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A part of him felt selfish for having healthy kidneys of his own.

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An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.

From Project Gutenberg

In disease, the amount of solids depends mainly upon the activity of metabolism and the ability of the kidneys to excrete.

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A drug had been compounded out of the brains and kidneys of a human corpse, and had been administered in a cup of chocolate.

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It is excreted by the kidneys as various substances, including campho-glycuric acid (Schmiedeberg).

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The kidneys are prone to be affected more or less in old alcoholic subjects.

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