'movable kidney' definitions:
Definition of 'movable kidney'
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- Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from Wander, v. [1913 Webster]
- Wandering albatross (Zool.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of Albatross.
- Wandering cell (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood.
- Wandering Jew (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of Tradescantia, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc.
- Wandering kidney (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also floating kidney, {movable kidney}.
- Wandering liver (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney.
- Wandering mouse (Zool.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of Mouse.
- Wandering spider (Zool.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. [1913 Webster]