renal
Pertaining to kidneys
Renal means relating to the kidneys: renal failure, renal function, renal arteries.
The word appears almost exclusively in medical contexts.
In everyday speech, people say kidney instead: kidney disease rather than renal disease.
Blood-filtering organ
- nephronKidney's filtration unit
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- medullaInnermost organ tissue
tubule · capsule · pelvis · calyx · hilum · parenchyma · pyramid · lobe
Mechanical blood filtration
- hemodialysisArtificial blood purification process
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- nephrectomySurgical kidney extraction
- nephrologyKidney disease medicine
nephrologist · immunosuppression · fistula · catheter · donor · recipient · biopsy · ultrasound
Kidney-to-bladder tube
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- urethraUrinary exit canal
- urinationReleasing fluid waste
- micturitionMedical term for peeing
voiding · incontinence · diuresis · polyuria · anuria · dysuria · urine · urinalysis
Separating solids from liquids
- reabsorptionReclaiming filtered substances internally
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
urea · electrolytes · clearance · solutes · aquaporins · diffusion · osmosis · permeability
Kidney tissue deterioration
- polycysticHaving many cysts
- nephritisRenal tissue inflammation
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
- proteinuriaAbnormal urinary albumin levels
kidney
Blood-filtering organ
- nephronKidney's filtration unit
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
medulla · tubule · capsule · pelvis · calyx · hilum · parenchyma · pyramid · lobe · artery
dialysis
Mechanical blood filtration
- hemodialysisArtificial blood purification process
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- nephrectomySurgical kidney extraction
nephrology · nephrologist · immunosuppression · fistula · catheter · donor · recipient · biopsy · ultrasound · angioplasty
ureter
Kidney-to-bladder tube
micturition · voiding · incontinence · diuresis · polyuria · anuria · dysuria · urine · urinalysis · urology
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- reabsorptionReclaiming filtered substances internally
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
creatinine · urea · electrolytes · clearance · solutes · aquaporins · diffusion · osmosis · permeability · selectivity
nephropathy
Kidney tissue deterioration
- polycysticHaving many cysts
- nephritisRenal tissue inflammation
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
proteinuria · hematuria · end-stage · cysts · scarring · fibrosis
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- Urogenital Anatomybladder, kidney, kidneys, urethra, ureter
- excretory systemkidney, kidneys, bladder, urinary bladder, urethra
- kidneyskidney, nephron, nephrons, glomerulus, glomeruli
- urologyurologist, urology, bladder, kidney, kidneys
- renal systemOrgans filtering blood waste
- renal failureLoss of kidney function
- renal cell carcinomaKidney's most common malignancy
- renal arteryVessel supplying kidney blood