Synonyms for kidney
ˈkɪd nikid·ney

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1. kidneynoun

   Synonyms:
   nephros, ren

2. kidneynoun

   An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

   Synonyms:
   nephros, ren

3. kidneynoun

   This organ (of an animal) cooked as food

   Synonyms:
   nephros, ren

4. kidneynoun

   constitution, temperament, nature

   Synonyms:
   nephros, ren

Princeton's WordNet

1. kidneynoun

   either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine

   "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

Matched Categories

1. • Excretory Organ

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1. kidneynoun

   Associated words:
   nephrology, nephrotomy, nephritis, renal, emunctory, nephritic, loins, reins

2. kidneynoun

   Synonyms:
   sort, kind, variety, disposition

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1. List of paraphrases for "kidney":

   renal, kidneys, purely, rein, rene, dialysis

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1. Irma Hendricks:

   It’s amazing what a kidney does for your body.

2. Laura Rosella:

   It is important to note that people with extra body weight overall also tend to have extra weight in the midsection – so achieving a healthy body weight should be a priority, the message that is important for young people is that the earlier excess weight starts to accumulate, the early it starts negatively affecting your metabolic risk for many diseases, including kidney disease.

3. Dwight Douglas:

   It’s like a whole new life not to have to deal with dialysis, so you can be assured I’m going to take care of Kammey’s kidney, compared to all of the other things I have to do, that will be an easy job.

4. Maureen Riley:

   When you have other responsibilities, you do watch the clock, one nurse said to me, ‘Are you sure you want to take a hep C kidney?’ I said, ‘Do you see anybody offering any others?’.

5. Eric McClure:

   Southwest Virginians told me that I had rhabdomyolysis. That put me on compartment syndrome and full kidney failure.