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renal.

Pertaining to the kidneys.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹiː.nəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹi.nəl/General-American
  1. Pertaining to the kidneys.

    not-comparable · relational
    renal transplant
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal Learned borrowing from Late Latin renalis, from Latin rēnēs (“kidneys”).

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