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kidney

kidney

This bean-shaped organ filters blood and forms urine; vessels and the renal pelvis meet at its indented medial hilum.

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English
kidney
Norwegian
nyre
Japanese
腎臓 — じんぞう — jinzō
Korean
신장 — sinjang
Spanish
riñón
French
rein
German
Niere

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