Meaning & use
renal
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Relating to the kidneys.
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The patient was diagnosed with chronic renal disease.
Doctors monitored her renal function closely after the surgery.
A note on using this word
Renal is a medical term that appears almost exclusively in clinical or scientific writing, such as 'renal failure' or 'renal artery.'
Words with a similar meaning
nephritic
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