Definition of Kidney

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Definition of Kidney
	Kidney A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland. Habit; disposition; sort; kind. A waiter. Related Definitions: And, Animal, Body, Disposition, From, Gland, Glandular, Habit, Kind, Organ, Other, Sort, The, Urea, Urinary, Waiter, Waste, Which

Kidney Quotations

African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans.
Xavier Becerra

Gout produces calculus in the kidney... the patient has frequently to entertain the painful speculation as to whether gout or stone be the worst disease. Sometimes the stone, on passing, kills the patient, without waiting for the gout.
Thomas Sydenham

Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.
Xavier Becerra

Individuals with kidney disease who are able to obtain treatment early experience a higher quality of life and are able to maintain more of their day-to-day activities, including keeping their jobs.
Xavier Becerra

Once my doctor began treating my kidney disease, my greatest challenge was the constant exhaustion. Fortunately, my doctor explained that anemia was causing my exhaustion and that people with serious illnesses, like kidney disease, may be at increased risk for anemia.
Alonzo Mourning

I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.
Peter Wright

Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better.
Michael Milken

Kidney Translations

kidney in Afrikaans is nier
kidney in Dutch is nier
kidney in French is rein, rognon
kidney in German is Niere
kidney in Italian is rene
kidney in Norwegian is nyre
kidney in Portuguese is rim
kidney in Swedish is njure

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