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nouneither of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urinetype of:part of:
Definition that contains kidney
- cashew kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
- polycystic kidney disease kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure
- cashew nut kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
- nephroangiosclerosis kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
- nephrosclerosis kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
- pkd kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure