kidney

an internal organ of the excretory system in all vertebrates
Thing organ_type Q9377
kidney
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kidney

Summary

kidney is an organ type[1]. kidney draws 6,830 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #9 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • kidney's instance of is recorded as organ type[3].
  • kidney's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • kidney is a type of urinary organ[5].
  • kidney is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • kidney is a type of animal organ[7].
  • kidney is part of urinary system[8].
  • kidney is part of endocrine system[9].
  • kidney's Commons category is recorded as Kidneys[10].
  • kidney comprises nephron[11].
  • kidney's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kidney[12].
  • kidney's Commons gallery is recorded as Kidney[13].
  • kidney's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • kidney's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • kidney's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • kidney's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17].
  • kidney's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12415[18].
  • kidney's different from is recorded as Nerka[19].
  • kidney's different from is recorded as human kidney[20].
  • kidney's different from is recorded as bud[21].
  • kidney's has part is recorded as renal segment[22].
  • kidney's development of anatomical structure is recorded as kidney development[23].
  • kidney's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include urinary organ[5], particular anatomical entity[6], and animal organ[7].

Use and Application

kidney comprises nephron[11]. Part of include urinary system[8], a class of anatomical entity[25] and endocrine system[9], a class of anatomical entity[26].

Influence

Things named for kidney include Hans Island[27], an island[28], in Kingdom of Denmark[29]; nephrite[30], a Q126678382[31]; nephroid[32]; and BMW kidney grille[33], an automobile grille[34].

Why It Matters

kidney draws 6,830 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #9 of 50).[2] kidney has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] kidney is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for kidney include Hans Island[27], an island[28], in Kingdom of Denmark[29]; nephrite[30], a Q126678382[31]; nephroid[32]; and BMW kidney grille[33], an automobile grille[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description an internal organ of the excretory system in all vertebrates
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7166, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 1d ago · D6194c-1cc · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Nerka, human kidney, bud
    Wikidata description an internal organ of the excretory system in all vertebrates
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q1425297]]"
  3. 3d ago · D6194c-1cc · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) of the class renal segment
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Different from Nerka, human kidney, bud
    Instance of
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q112262537 */ For more information see [[:en:special:PermanentLink/1354267242#How_to_connect_to_Kidney_articles_in_other_languages?]]"
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