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Definition kidney in American English

kidney noun

noun
/ˈkɪdni/
1

one of the two organs in your body that clean your blood and remove waste

Example

kidney failure/disease

Example

a kidney transplant

Example

They had to remove his kidney.

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2

the kidney of some animals eaten as food

Example

steak and kidney pie

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Definition kidney in American English