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kidney

[kid-nee] / ˈkɪd ni /
NOUN
class
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collection degree department division family grade league rank school style
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branch brand breed cast caste character classification color denomination description designation distinction domain estate feather frame genre genus grain grouping hierarchy humor ilk make mold name nature order origin property province quality range rate sect section selection set source species sphere standing status stripe suit temperament value variety
Antonyms
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effect end result whole
NOUN
description
Synonyms
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character nature sort type variety
STRONG
brand breed category classification feather genre genus ilk order species stripe
Antonyms
WEAK
misrepresentation
NOUN
mettle
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bravery caliber courage fortitude grit spunk stamina temperament
STRONG
animation ardor arete backbone daring dauntlessness disposition energy fire force gallantry gameness guts hardihood heart indomitability life makeup moxie nature nerve pluck quality resolution resolve spirit stamp starch temper valor vigor vitality
Antonyms
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cowardice timidity weakness
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apathy dullness fear idleness inactivity indecision lethargy powerlessness question
NOUN
order
Synonyms
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line place position
STRONG
bracket branch breed cast caste degree description estate family feather genre genus grade hierarchy ilk kind nature pigeonhole rank set slot sort species station stripe subclass type
WEAK
pecking order taxonomic group
NOUN
variety
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assortment brand breed category character description kind nature quality strain
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class classification division family genus grade ilk make order race rank species stripe tribe
Antonyms
WEAK
uniformity

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This research was funded by two National Institute of Health Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases grants, R01DK127222 and U01DK57149.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

Grams pointed out that cystatin C testing was first recommended in 2012 by the international organization Kidney Disease -- Improving Global Outcomes.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Kidney performance helps guide dosing for cancer treatments, antibiotics, and many commonly prescribed drugs, according to Grams, who is the Susan and Morris Mark Professor of Medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

The findings were unveiled at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2025 and released at the same time in The New England Journal of Medicine.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Kidney beans, peanuts, green and red chili peppers, sorrel, cress, and quinoa, yucca and cucumbers, and of course potatoes and corn were piled, steaming, into the people’s bowls.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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