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

"This would require significant investment in interventional radiology, renal services, and the establishment of a bleeding rota," a statement from Guckian said.

From BBC

One patient she saw recently was in his late 80s and had 14 appointments booked for the next two months for health problems including cardiac and renal issues, and liver and eye problems.

From BBC

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

From Science Daily

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

She was suffering from complications from surgery, not from cancer or renal failure; she could have lived another 10 years, for all we knew.

From The Wall Street Journal