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adjective

renal

of or relating to the kidneys

In a sentence

Six example sentences with renal, each labelled with its topic.

  • A single donated organ restored her renal function, and she left dialysis behind after eleven years of thrice-weekly sessions.

    Medicine

  • Zebrafish regrow renal tissue after injury, so laboratories study them while hunting for treatments that could spare patients dialysis.

    Science

  • Endurance athletes who ignore thirst risk renal strain, because the twin filters that clean the blood cannot cope with dehydration.

    Fitness

  • In 1943 a Dutch doctor built the first renal dialysis machine from sausage casing and a washing machine drum.

    History

  • Engineers are testing a wearable device that performs renal filtering all day, so patients could skip the clinic chair.

    Technology

  • Renal dialysis absorbs a surprising share of the health budget, since each patient needs three sessions a week for life.

    Economics

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