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- DictionaryKid·ney/ˈkidnē/
noun
- 1. each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, excreting urine.
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Internal organ in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates
In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 inches) in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blood exits into t... Wikipedia
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