Kidney/Legends
- "There are organs known as 'kidneys,' [...] One on either side of the lower back, just above the hips. A strike there causes considerable anguish, often so severe that the victim is unable to cry out."
- ―Nom Anor to Shimrra Jamaane
Kidneys were organs located near the lower back on Humans.[1] Although naturally having both a left and right kidney,[2] Humans were able to survive with only one kidney.[1] Kidneys could be transplanted[3] and even cloned if that was needed.[4]
Diffrent species can have a diffrent number of kidneys. For example members of the Yarkora species have four kidneys.
Hitting a person in the kidneys caused extreme—often disabling—pain for the victim.[1] Older Humans often suffered from Zithrom's syndrome, which resulted in shrunken kidneys, among other symptoms.[5]
Kidney stones could accumulate within the kidneys and be passed from the body.[6]
Yuuzhan Vong typically lacked kidneys.
Appearances
- Shatterpoint
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (Also mentions kidney stones)
- MedStar II: Jedi Healer
- Labyrinth of Evil
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith unabridged audiobook
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
- The Paradise Snare
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
"Do No Harm" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10- Side Trip
- "Desperate Measures" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
- "Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef"—Tales from Jabba's Palace (Mentioned only) (Appears as sandmaggot kidneys)
- I, Jedi
- Darksaber
- Planet of Twilight (Only mentions kidney stone)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
- The New Jedi Order: Ylesia
- Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
- Legacy of the Force: Fury (Mentioned only)
- Millennium Falcon
- Millennium Falcon audiobook
Sources
Notes and references
External links
Kidney on Wikipedia- Kidney stone on Wikipedia