kidney
Example Sentences
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Doctors had warned a prolonged use of the life support system might have compromised his lungs, liver and kidneys.
From BBC
The deadly period began with a 48-year-old Guatemalan, Francisco Gaspar-Andres, who ICE said died on Dec. 3 of liver and kidney failure after being hospitalized for more than two weeks following detention.
From Salon
She offered to sell one of her kidneys if a ransom was necessary.
Ailments like anemia, kidney stones and osteoporosis can arise as well, and most returning astronauts can barely walk under the sudden chains of gravity.
"I had a heart attack, one of my lungs had collapsed, my kidneys were failing. My body was just completely shutting down."
From BBC
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