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

There are over 400 hospitals across 39 states participating in this program, which mostly helps elderly patients and those with respiratory, circulatory, renal and infectious diseases. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025

About preventing end stage renal disease. —NPR, 6 Nov. 2025

The Tianjin University researchers tested their device on human renal cancer tissue samples. —Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, all clinical laboratory measures, including liver and renal function markers, remained within normal range. —New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025

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