Definition of Renal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the kidneys.

Exact synonyms: Nephritic
Partainyms: Kidney, Kidney

Definition of Renal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.

Definition of Renal

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the kidneys. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Renal

1. pertaining to the kidneys [adj]

Medical Definition of Renal

1. Pertaining to the kidney, nephric. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Renal

remythologize
remythologized
remythologizes
remythologizing
ren
renable
renague
renagued
renagues
renaguing
renail
renailed
renailing
renails
renaissances
renal (current term)
renal-portal
renal-splanchnic steal
renal-splenic venous shunt
renal adenocarcinoma
renal adenocarcinoma: staging
renal adenocarcinoma: vascularity
renal agents
renal amyloidosis
renal angle
renal artery
renal artery obstruction
renal artery stenosis
renal ballottement

Literary usage of Renal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The renal vasoconstriction seen under these circumstances was abolished by renal blockade to angioten- sin II. Our studies differ from these previous ..."

2. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"The renal arteries are two large trunks which arise from the sides of the aorta ... At the hilum these branches lie between the renal vein and ureter, ..."

3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"We have recorded elsewhere (10, 11) an interesting transient disturbance of renal function in the intoxication due to intestinal obstruction and in certain ..."

4. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"(6) Disturbances of Motility of the renal Pelvis and Ureter The size of the ... renal colic and ureteral colic are due to spasm of the smooth muscle of the ..."

5. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1907)
"Naunyn is inclined to speak of renal diabetes even when a veritable ... If this be granted, it would place the conception of " renal diabetes " upon quite a ..."

6. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The renal tubule itself is closely surrounded by capillaries. The first step in the process of ... Subsequently, this filtrate passes into the renal tubule. ..."

7. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1910)
"One renal artery to hilum and an accessory to lower pole arising from iliac. Fig. 8. Main renal artery enters hilum, and accessory artery passes from aorta ..."

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