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breed, class, description, feather, genre, ilk, kind, like, manner, nature, order, sort, species, strain, stripe, type, variety
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She was hospitalized soon after the announcement following surgery to treat a kidney condition and spent several weeks out of the public eye recuperating before resuming a public schedule. — Darlene Superville, The Seattle Times, "First lady taking ‘Be Best’ children’s campaign on the road," 23 July 2018 Dear Dan, My brother has kidney failure, and the transplant wait list for deceased donors is too long to help him in time. — Dan Ariely, WSJ, "Bigger Gifts Aren’t Always Better," 4 Jan. 2019 Your body does a clutch job of detoxing all on its own—that's precisely what your liver, kidneys, and intestines are for. — Zahra Barnes, SELF, "10 Apple Cider Vinegar Facts to Know Before You Drink It," 1 Jan. 2019 The British bayonets were triangular in shape, ensuring that even if the 18-inch blade did not puncture a vital organ, at least one facet of the weapon would always be slicing near a heart, a kidney, a liver. — Peter Cozzens, WSJ, "‘Valley Forge’ Review: In the Bleak Midwinter," 21 Dec. 2018 Such cultures also have been used to create miniature versions of eyes, guts, livers, kidney, prostates, and several other organs. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Re-create Baby Brain Readings in a Dish," 19 Nov. 2018 Gilman was shot in the back; the bullet punctured a lung, lacerated her spleen and a kidney, broke two ribs and lodged 2 millimeters from her spinal cord. — Fox News, "Living with fear: Vegas shooting survivor, wife march on," 27 Sep. 2018 In rare cases, E. coli infections can be serious and lead to complications, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can cause kidney failure and even death. — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "Cauliflower Recalled for Possible E. Coli Contamination," 18 Dec. 2018 Just brushing up against the plant and then grooming the pollen off can cause kidney failure, let alone taking an actual bite. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "5 Holiday Plants That Are Way More Toxic Than Poinsettias to Cats and Dogs," 14 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kidney.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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