Kidney — definition

1. kidney (Noun)

1 definition

kidney (Noun) — Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine. ex. "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

2 types of
excretory organ urinary organ
17 parts
adrenal adrenal gland arcuate artery of the kidney arcuate vein of the kidney arteria renalis nephron pelvis renal artery renal cortex renal pelvis renal vein suprarenal gland uriniferous tubule vena arcuata renis vena renalis venae interlobulares renis venae renis
1 part of
urinary tract