kidney
/ˈkɪdni/noun
उच्चारण किड्नी
गुर्दा, वृक्क
Basic word
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[C, U]
either of the two organs in the body that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine
गुर्दा, वृक्क
- kidney stones
- The kidneys filter waste from the blood.
- He needs a kidney transplant.
+ 1 more example
- Drinking enough water helps the kidneys.
Synonyms renal organ gurda
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kidney (countable noun)
People have two kidneys, so the noun is countable; use a kidney for one and kidneys for both.
मनुष्य में दो kidneys होती हैं, इसलिए noun countable है; एक के लिए 'a kidney' और दोनों के लिए 'kidneys'।
- He donated one kidney to his brother.
- Healthy kidneys filter the blood.
kidney + noun
Kidney acts as a modifier in many medical terms.
कई चिकित्सा शब्दों में 'kidney' modifier की तरह आता है।
- She has a kidney infection.
- Kidney stones can be very painful.
kidney (food, uncountable)
As food, kidney (from animals) is usually uncountable and often appears in the names of dishes.
भोजन के रूप में kidney (जानवर की) प्रायः uncountable होती है और व्यंजनों के नाम में आती है।
- Steak and kidney pie is a British dish.
kidney bean / kidney-shaped
'Kidney bean' is the rajma bean, and 'kidney-shaped' describes anything curved like a kidney.
'Kidney bean' का अर्थ राजमा है, और 'kidney-shaped' किसी गुर्दे जैसी मुड़ी हुई वस्तु को कहते हैं।
- Rajma is made from red kidney beans.
- The pool was kidney-shaped.
kidney (plural, in anatomy diagrams)
Biology questions often say 'the kidneys' as a pair, so a plural verb is used.
जीव विज्ञान के प्रश्नों में प्रायः 'the kidneys' जोड़े के रूप में आता है, इसलिए plural verb लगती है।
- The kidneys are bean-shaped and lie at the back of the abdomen.
+Collocations 5
kidney + noun (medical)
stonefailuretransplantdiseasefunctioninfection
- He needed a kidney transplant at the age of thirty.
adjective + kidney
healthydamageddonorartificialdiseased
- A damaged kidney cannot remove waste properly.
verb + kidney
donateremovetransplantdamageprotect
- Drinking enough water helps protect the kidneys.
kidney + bean / dish
beancurrypie
- We had rajma, or red kidney beans, with rice.
kidney + noun (tests)
function testscandialysisspecialist
- The doctor ordered a kidney function test.
“More examples 6
- The kidneys remove waste and extra water from the blood.
गुर्दे रक्त से अपशिष्ट और अतिरिक्त पानी निकालते हैं।
- Radhika's uncle is on dialysis because both his kidneys have failed.
राधिका के चाचा dialysis पर हैं क्योंकि उनके दोनों गुर्दे खराब हो गए हैं।
- Too much painkiller can harm the kidneys.
दर्दनिवारक दवा की अधिक मात्रा गुर्दों को नुकसान पहुँचा सकती है।
- A biology question asked which organ is responsible for filtering blood.
जीव विज्ञान के एक प्रश्न में पूछा गया कि रक्त को छानने का कार्य किस अंग का है।
- The doctor advised him to drink more water to prevent kidney stones.
डॉक्टर ने उसे गुर्दे की पथरी से बचने के लिए अधिक पानी पीने की सलाह दी।
- Eating too much salt over many years can harm the kidneys.
कई वर्षों तक बहुत अधिक नमक खाने से गुर्दों को हानि पहुँच सकती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The kidney is the organ of filter.
✓ The kidney is the organ that filters the blood.
Use a relative clause or 'for filtering', not 'organ of filter'.
यहाँ relative clause या 'for filtering' आता है, 'organ of filter' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
renal organ gurda
§Grammar and usage
Plural kidneys (vowel + y adds -s).
Plural kidneys (स्वर + y में -s)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Of the same kidney (old-fashioned, of the same kind).
Idiom 'of the same kidney' (पुराना, एक ही प्रकार का)।
Kidney beans (rajma).
Collocation 'kidney beans' (राजमा)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK, asked often: the kidneys filter blood and remove waste as urine; the basic filtering unit is the nephron; adjective renal (connected with the kidneys: 'renal failure'); dialysis is a treatment that cleans the blood when the kidneys fail.
विज्ञान GK में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: गुर्दे रक्त छानते हैं और अपशिष्ट को मूत्र के रूप में निकालते हैं; छानने की मूल इकाई nephron है; adjective renal (गुर्दों से संबंधित: 'renal failure') है; dialysis गुर्दे काम न करने पर रक्त साफ़ करने का उपचार है।