KIDNEY


Meaning of KIDNEY in English

kid ‧ ney /ˈkɪdni/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old English cwith 'abdomen, womb' + æg 'egg' ]

1 . [countable] one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make ↑ urine :

a kidney transplant

2 . [uncountable and countable] one or more of these organs from an animal, used as food:

steak and kidney pie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.