"kidney" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪdni/ [UK] Audio: en-au-kidney.ogg [Australia] Forms: kidney [singular], kidneys [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Kidney is an organ that is part of the human body. It cleans the blood and makes urine (pee) which is the dirty water that needs to leave the body.
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  2. The organ that does the same thing in the body of other animals.
    Sense id: simple-kidney-en-noun-pHHJ5MMS
     
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