floating kidney

She said that when she first went to the clinic, she was thoroughly convinced she had a floating kidney and some kind of heart ailment.

"It is optimism at its most absurd - no more indigestion, no more floating kidneys, no more unrequited love."

Sawyer diagnosed and successfully treated Mrs. Harding's "floating kidney" condition, the first doctor to do so, and thus gained her loyalty.

He tries this again, then confirms that the patient has Nephroptosis, also known as 'Floating Kidney', which caused all her symptoms.

Dr Sommers feels that Regina has nothing to lose and a great deal to gain if she follows his advice re support for her floating kidney').

In 1905, Florence needed emergency surgery for nephritis ('floating kidney'), and was treated by homeopathic doctor Charles E. Sawyer.

Nephroptosis (also called floating kidney or renal ptosis) is an abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.

Hanging like Christmas tree decorations from her earthy and floating kidneys and hearts are objects suggesting sacks and purses in which amulets and charms can be stored.

Several expensive doctors are consulted, but beyond muttering about blind gut and floating kidneys, they can neither explain nor treat his condition, and it soon becomes clear that Ivan Ilyich is dying.

She is a hoary pandemonium of ills, enlarged glands, mumps, quinsy, bunions, hayfever, bedsores, ringworm, floating kidney, Derbyshire neck, warts, bilious attacks, gallstones, cold feet, varicose veins.

There is no nonsense about saving your soul in Christian Science; what it is for is to remove your wen, to nail down your floating kidney, and to enable you to hustle and make money.