renal

[ reen-l ]

/ ˈrin l /

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adjective

of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.

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Origin of renal

1650–60; <Late Latin rēnālis, equivalent to Latin rēn(ēs) kidneys (plural) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM renal

in·ter·re·nal, adjectivepost·re·nal, adjectivepre·re·nal, adjectivesu·per·re·nal, adjective

Words nearby renal

Renaissance, Renaissance man, Renaissance Revival, Renaissance woman, renaissant, renal, renal artery, renal carcinosarcoma, renal cast, renal clearance, renal column

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How to use renal in a sentence

The cause was renal failure as a result of diabetes, his family said in a statement.
Benigno Aquino III, Philippine president who fought corruption and Chinese territorial claims, dies at 61|Regine Cabato, William Branigin|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
Indeed, a patient with end-stage renal disease has a 20 percent co-pay, not just for dialysis sessions but for other issues that may go along with kidney failure.
Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All? (Ep. 457)|Stephen J. Dubner|April 8, 2021|Freakonomics
About one of three adults with diabetes has some form of kidney disease, and about 30 percent of people worldwide with end-stage renal disease are diabetics.
Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All? (Ep. 457)|Stephen J. Dubner|April 8, 2021|Freakonomics
Context: The Irish playwright uttered these words on his deathbed before dying of renal failure.
Tupac’s ‘F*ck You’ to a Cop and the Best Last Words|Marlow Stern|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One, suffering from renal failure, had been in the ICU bed next to Dighe.
Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She has developed end-stage renal failure, and is in urgent need of a kidney transplant.
The Scott Sisters' Life Sentence for $11|Constantino Diaz-Duran|December 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In 1937, the blond bombshell Jean Harlow died of renal failure at the age of 26, while filming Saratoga with Clark Gable.
What Are They Hiding?|Jacob Bernstein|October 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In 2001, Batista gave one of his kidneys to Dawnell, 44, who had suffered from renal disease for many years.
Take My Kidney, Please|Sally Satel|January 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is small in cloudy swelling from toxins and drugs, and variable in renal tuberculosis and neoplasms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is possible—as in urate infarcts of infants—for urates to be molded into cylindric bodies within the renal tubules.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Renal cells are abundant in parenchymatous nephritis, especially the acute form.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
(a) Epithelial casts contain epithelial cells from the renal tubules.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Granular and fatty casts, therefore, always indicate partial or complete disintegration of the renal epithelium.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for renal

renal

/ (ˈriːnəl) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for renal

C17: from French, from Late Latin rēnālis, from Latin rēnēs kidneys, of obscure origin

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Medical definitions for renal

renal

[ rē′nəl ]

adj.

Of or in the region of the kidneys.

Scientific definitions for renal

renal

[ rē′nəl ]

Relating to or involving the kidneys.

Cultural definitions for renal

renal

[ (reen-l) ]

A descriptive term for the kidneys.