: of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys: nephric
renal disease
renal failure
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The pope was also diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection and then mild renal insufficiency.—Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 Their father died of renal cancer six years before Danielle’s disappearance.—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025 González, 43, arrived in the United States from Venezuela last year to reunite with his brother, who was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, or kidney failure, in December 2023.—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025 According to trial collaborator Seema Nair Parvathy, earlier studies indicate fecal microbiota transplantation has helped improve outcomes for patients with advanced lung, renal cell, and skin cancers.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for renal
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French or Late Latin; French rénal, from Late Latin renalis, from Latin renes kidneys
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