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Definition of renal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

renal

adjective
 
/ˈriːnl/
 
/ˈriːnl/
 [usually before noun] (medical)
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  1. relating to or involving the kidneys
    • renal failure
    Topics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRenal is used with these nouns:
    • colic
    • failure
    • vein
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French rénal, from late Latin renalis, from Latin renes ‘kidneys’.
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