: of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys: nephric
renal disease
renal failure
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For healthy adults without chronic kidney disease, eating a high-protein diet shouldn't cause renal problems.13
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The Clean Label Project recommends that people buying protein powder should be skeptical consumers.—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025 Even though his bloodwork looked normal six months previously, sudden onset or acute renal failure can happen in an old dog for no apparent reason other than age and result in bilious vomiting.—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025 Steven Flynn, a marketing executive who worked for Gramercy Pictures and Focus Features, among many other companies, died May 23 at Providence Saint John’s Health Center after a four-year battle with renal cancer, his family announced.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025 His longtime partner Timothy Kraus confirmed to Deadline that Flynn died May 23 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica after a four-year battle with renal cancer.—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for renal
Word History
Etymology
French or Late Latin; French rénal, from Late Latin renalis, from Latin renes kidneys
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