Category:Renal

Re"nal (r"nal), a. Etym: [l. renalis, fr. renes the kidneys or reins: Cf. F. rénal. See reins.] (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys. Renal calculus (med.), a concretion formed in the excretory passages Of the kidney. -- renal capsules or glands, the suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule. -- renal casts, renal colic. (med.) See under cast, and colic.