renal

adjective

re·​nal ˈrē-nᵊl 

: of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys : nephric

renal disease

renal failure

Examples of renal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bedreldin Abduelnabi, who heads the activities of the humanitarian health care provider Alight in East Darfur and West Kordofan, said the strike damaged all of the hospital's wards, including emergency, medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and renal dialysis. —Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026

Descovy, another once-a-day pill produced by the same pharmaceutical company, will be restricted to patients with renal issues. —Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026

The company has multiple phase 3 clinical trials running to see how well retatrutide treats health conditions that often overlap with obesity, including knee osteoarthritis, moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, chronic low back pain, cardiovascular and renal outcomes, and liver disease. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Mar. 2026

He was diagnosed with Stage 5 renal failure almost two years ago. —Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French or Late Latin; French rénal, from Late Latin renalis, from Latin renes kidneys

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing renal

• renal clearance
• renal papilla
• renal pelvis
• renal pyramid

Rhymes for renal

• genal
• penal
• phenyl
• venal
• adrenal
• alkenyl
• cerebrospinal
• corticospinal
• duodenal
• intrarenal
• intraspinal
• suprarenal

Kids Definition

renal

adjective

re·​nal ˈrēn-ᵊl 

: relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys

Medical Definition

renal

adjective

re·​nal ˈrēn-ᵊl 

: relating to, involving, affecting, or located in the region of the kidneys : nephric

renal function