kidneys
Example Sentences
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Zanib, 34, had a successful lung transplant in Manchester in January 2020, but five years later her kidneys began to fail and she was admitted to intensive care.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Problems were seen in iron recycling within the spleen and in the normal functioning of the lungs, intestines and kidneys.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
Kidneys require gravity to function properly, and the longer people spend in space, the more their kidneys start to malfunction.
From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026
He explained: "I got Covid in hospital, my kidneys started to back up, everything that could all seemed to sort of converge at the same time. And I had five operations on my knee."
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The kidneys are the umpires of the body.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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