Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or in the region of the kidneys.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the kidneys: as, a renal artery or vein; renal structure or function; renal disease.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.
  • adjective the suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule.
  • adjective (Med.) See under Cast, and Colic.

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  • adjective Pertaining to the kidneys.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to the kidneys

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Late Latin rēnālis, from Latin rēnēs, kidneys.]

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From Late Latin renalis ("related to the kidneys"), from renes ("kidneys").

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Examples

  • Renal function, as reflected by glomerular filtration rate and tubular secretion, decreases steadily with increasing age. 16 There is a 6-10 percentdecrease in renal function per decade after age 40, such that, even a healthy 70 year old male can have a 40-50percent decline of renal function. 7 Drugs which are cleared primarily by the kidneys will, therefore, take longer to be excreted.

    Elderly 2010

  • The symptoms of kidney disease can be subtle — including trouble concentrating, lack of energy, nausea and poor appetite — so many people don't know they have a problem until they are in renal failure.

    A Dialysis Treatment For The Busy Patient Melinda Beck 2010

  • Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) poisoning: possible toxicity of methylene blue administration in renal failure.

    Phenazopyridine 2010

  • She is at severe risk for long-term renal complications, including end stage renal disease (ESRD), dialysis, and transplant.

    William Marler: Raw Milk, a Potentially Risky Elixir 2010

  • Individuals fly into Newark and present to our hospitals in renal failure, or pregnant and ready to deliver.

    Muhlenberg Hospital Sale: A Blessing in Disguise? Dan 2007

  • The patient was a young woman in renal failure following obstetrical complications.

    Joseph E. Murray - Nobel Lecture 1990

  • So also with many of the other problems that I have touched upon, in renal and electrolyte physiology, as related to pulmonary disease, in blood formation, the physiology of the respiratory center, and so on.

    Dickinson W. Richards - Nobel Lecture 1964

  • Background The long-term renal consequences of kidney donation by a living donor are attracting increased appropriate interest.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • Because children with bilateral disease are at risk for developing renal failure, physicians must balance a desire to maintain long-term renal function with the goal of eliminating the cancer.

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  • Background The long-term renal consequences of kidney donation by a living donor are attracting increased appropriate interest.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

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