renal
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of renal
1650–60; < Late Latin rēnālis, equivalent to Latin rēn ( ēs ) kidneys (plural) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The findings were presented at the European Renal Association Congress in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and were simultaneously published in three leading medical journals: The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The criteria for diagnosing myeloma are sometimes described using the acronym CRAB: Calcium elevation, Renal issues, Anemia, Bone problems.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
The second illness, Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal syndrome, is more severe and primarily affects the kidneys.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
The research was presented at a European Renal Association meeting in Stockholm on Friday and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
Renal calculi.—These may consist of minute, almost microscopic, deposits in the uriniferous tubes in the substance of the kidney, but more commonly they are large masses and lodged in the pelvis.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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