renal : Idioms & Phrases


acute renal failure

  • noun renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
    acute kidney failure.
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chronic renal failure

  • noun renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
    chronic kidney failure.
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renal artery

  • noun an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters
    arteria renalis.
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Renal calculus

  • noun a calculus formed in the kidney
    nephrolith; kidney stone; urinary calculus.
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  • (Med.), a concretion formed in the excretory passages of the kidney.
Webster 1913

Renal capsulesglands

  • the suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule.
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Renal casts, Renal colic

  • . (Med.) See under Cast, and Colic.
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renal colic

  • noun sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter
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renal corpuscle

  • noun the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
    malpighian body; malpighian corpuscle.
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renal cortex

  • noun the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules
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renal disorder

  • noun a disease affecting the kidneys
    nephrosis; kidney disease; nephropathy.
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renal failure

  • noun inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance
    kidney failure.
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renal insufficiency

  • noun insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys
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renal lithiasis

  • noun the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney
    nephrolithiasis.
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renal pelvis

  • noun a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
    pelvis.
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renal vein

  • noun veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
    vena renalis.
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renal-portal

Re"nal-por`tal adjective
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  1. (Anat.) Both renal and portal. See Portal.
Webster 1913