renal

ren·al
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UK/ˈɹiː.nəl/US/ˈɹi.nəl/

adjective

Pertaining to the kidneys.

“renal transplant”

Similar
nephricnephritic
OriginLate Latin rēnāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin rēn →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

adjectiverenal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalanatomyPertaining to the kidneys.

    renal transplant

    Synonyms: nephric, nephritic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to the kidneys.

Similar
nephricnephritic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to the kidneys

Similar
nephritic
Also see
nephricnephritic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrēn
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Late Latinrēnāli
  5. Englishrenal

Learned borrowing from Late Latin renalis, from Latin rēnēs (“kidneys”).

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Translations

Arabic كُلْوِيّ
  • كُلْوِيّ (kulwiyy)pertaining to the kidneys
Bulgarian бъбречен
  • бъбречен (băbrečen)pertaining to the kidneys
Catalan renal
  • renalpertaining to the kidneys
Czech ledvinový, renální
  • ledvinovýpertaining to the kidneys
  • renálnípertaining to the kidneys
Dutch renaal
  • renaalpertaining to the kidneys
Esperanto rena
  • renapertaining to the kidneys
Finnish munuais-
  • munuais-pertaining to the kidneys
French rénal
  • rénalpertaining to the kidneys
German renal, Nieren-
  • renalpertaining to the kidneys
  • Nieren-pertaining to the kidneys
Greek νεφρικός
  • νεφρικός (Greek: nefrikós)pertaining to the kidneys
Hungarian vese-
  • vese-pertaining to the kidneys
Irish duánach
  • duánachpertaining to the kidneys
Italian renale
  • renalepertaining to the kidneys
Māori a ngā tākihi, o ngā tākihi
  • a ngā tākihipertaining to the kidneys
  • o ngā tākihipertaining to the kidneys
  • tākihipertaining to the kidneys
Polish nerkowy
  • nerkowypertaining to the kidneys
Portuguese renal
  • renalpertaining to the kidneys
Romanian renal
  • renalpertaining to the kidneys
Russian по́чечный
  • по́чечный (póčečnyj)pertaining to the kidneys
Slovak obličkový
  • obličkovýpertaining to the kidneys
Spanish renal, nefrítico
  • renalpertaining to the kidneys
  • nefríticopertaining to the kidneys
Swedish renal, njur-
  • renalpertaining to the kidneys
  • njur-pertaining to the kidneys
Ukrainian ниркови́й
  • ниркови́й (nyrkovýj)pertaining to the kidneys

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with renal

penaladrenalpenilephenylvenalterrenal
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

renal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renal

MLA

“renal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renal.

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