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

More specifically, the CDC estimates symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) appear between 1 and 8 weeks after exposure, and symptoms of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) appear within 1 to 2 weeks; however, symptoms can rarely take up to 8 weeks. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 May 2026

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome affects the kidneys and causes a wide range of symptoms, including blurred vision, low blood pressure, acute shock, internal bleeding and kidney failure. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

Hantavirus vaccine development began in the late 1980s with Hantavax, an inactivated vaccine designed for strains circulating in South Korea and China that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, a study in the journal Vaccines suggests. —Dr. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 10 May 2026

These viruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a disease marked by fever, bleeding, and kidney damage. —ArsTechnica, 8 May 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