renal

American  

[reen-l] / ˈrin l /

adjective

1. of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.

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renal British  

/ ˈriːnəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, resembling, or situated near the kidney

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renal Scientific  

/ rē′nəl /

1. Relating to or involving the kidneys.

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renal Cultural  

1. A descriptive term for the kidneys.

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Other Word Forms

• interrenal adjective
• postrenal adjective
• prerenal adjective
• superrenal adjective

Etymology

Origin of renal

1650–60; < Late Latin rēnālis, equivalent to Latin rēn ( ēs ) kidneys (plural) + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

At the same time, M proteins can also cause the blood to thicken and concentrate in urine, both of which can cause renal problems.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

She now needs energy-sapping dialysis treatment three times a week to replace the job of her kidneys, which went into renal failure.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In addition, the models had difficulty detecting breast, renal, thyroid, and stomach cancers in some demographic groups.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

Novartis also plans to invest $80 million in another site in Switzerland, also near Basel, to boost production of RNA treatments, innovative therapies used particularly for cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The National Hospital of Iceland, where Bobby died of renal failure, hadn’t saved any of his blood.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady