renal

/'ri:nl/

Thân thiện

The doctor explained the patient's renal function using a diagram.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of or relating to the kidneys: The word "renal" is a medical and anatomical term used to describe anything connected to, located near, or affecting the kidneys.

Usage

• "Renal" is primarily used in medical, biological, and healthcare contexts. It functions as an adjective to modify nouns, specifying their relationship to the kidneys.
• It is a formal term. In everyday conversation, people are more likely to say "kidney" (e.g., kidney disease, kidney function). "Renal" is standard in professional terminology.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was diagnosed with renal failure. (This means the patient's kidneys are failing.)
  • A renal artery supplies blood to the kidneys.
  • The doctor ordered a renal function test to check how well the kidneys are working.

Advanced Usage

• "Renal calculus": The medical term for a kidney stone.
  • The severe pain was caused by a renal calculus.
• "Renal cortex": The outer part of the kidney.
  • The renal cortex contains the filtering units of the kidney.

Variants and Related Words

• Renally (adverb): In a manner relating to the kidneys.
  • The drug is excreted renally. (It is removed from the body by the kidneys.)
• Nephro-: A Greek-derived prefix meaning "kidney," used in many medical terms (e.g., nephrology, nephritis). "Renal" is the Latin-derived equivalent.

Synonyms

• Nephric: A less common synonym, also meaning "relating to the kidneys." (e.g., nephric duct).
• Kidney-related: A plain English paraphrase.

Antonyms

• There is no direct antonym for "renal." One would specify a different organ system (e.g., cardiac for heart, pulmonary for lungs, hepatic for liver).

Common Collocations and Phrases

• Renal disease / disorder / impairment: Conditions affecting the kidneys.
• Renal transplant / transplantation: A kidney transplant.
• Renal colic: Intense pain caused by a kidney stone moving through the urinary tract.
• Renal system: The bodily system involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to the kidneys

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nephritic