: of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys: nephric
renal disease
renal failure
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The outlet reported Ronald Fenty died at the end of May at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering from a combination of acute respiratory failure, pancreas cancer, aspiration pneumonia, contributed by acute renal failure, and acute tubular necrosis.—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 July 2025 Short has Alport syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by progressive kidney disease, often leading to renal failure.—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 9 July 2025 Knowing that organs lost viability as soon as a patient’s heart stopped, Alexandre got permission from his department chair to transplant the woman’s kidney into his patient with renal failure.—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 Other causes shown in the document include acute renal failure and acute tubular necrosis, TMZ reported.—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 June 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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