liver
vs
kidneys

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"Kidneys" is a form of "kidney", a noun which is often translated as "el riñón". "Liver" is a noun which is often translated as "el hígado". Learn more about the difference between "liver" and "kidneys" below.

liver(

lih

vuhr

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el hígado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Drinking too much alcohol can be bad for your liver.Beber demasiado alcohol puede perjudicar el hígado.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

2. (relating to the liver)

a. hepático

Many types of liver disease still have unknown causes.Todavía no se conocen las causas de muchos tipos de enfermedades hepáticas.

b. de hígado

Recovering from a liver transplant is a long process.Recuperarse de un trasplante de hígado es un proceso largo.

kidney(

kihd

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el riñón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They say that drinking lots of water is good for your kidneys.Dicen que beber mucha agua es bueno para los riñones.

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