: of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys: nephric
renal disease
renal failure
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May lead to excessive absorption, stressing your body's cardiovascular, renal, and GI systems.—Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), which affects the kidneys.—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 May 2026 The other syndrome caused by hantavirus — known as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, which can cause bleeding, high fever, and kidney failure — usually develops within a week or two after exposure.—Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Hantaviruses found in Europe and Asia can cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), which affects the kidneys.—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for renal
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French or Late Latin; French rénal, from Late Latin renalis, from Latin renes kidneys