Synset

either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

sample sentences

"urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

semantic pointers

part meronym

nephron, uriniferous tubule adrenal gland, adrenal, suprarenal gland arcuate artery of the kidney renal artery, arteria renalis arcuate vein of the kidney, vena arcuata renis renal vein, vena renalis venae interlobulares renis venae renis renal cortex pelvis, renal pelvis

hypernym

excretory organ, urinary organ

part holonym