kidney
noun
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- noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder
Types & categories
- excretory organ hypernym
Parts & wholes
- urinary tract part holonym
- nephron part meronym
- adrenal gland part meronym
- arcuate artery of the kidney part meronym
- renal artery part meronym
- arcuate vein of the kidney part meronym
- renal vein part meronym
- venae interlobulares renis part meronym
- venae renis part meronym
- renal cortex part meronym
- renal pelvis part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | urinary tract |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | nephron |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | adrenal gland |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | arcuate artery of the kidney |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | renal artery |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | arcuate vein of the kidney |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | renal vein |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | venae interlobulares renis |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | venae renis |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | renal cortex |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | renal pelvis |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | excretory organ |