different between renal vs nephrology

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin renalis (“related to the kidneys”), from Latin renes (“kidneys”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?n?l/
• Rhymes: -i?n?l

Adjective

renal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the kidneys.

Synonyms

• nephric
• nephritic

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• renal at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Laren, Larne, Learn, laner, learn, neral

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin renalis, from Latin ren.

Adjective

renal (masculine and feminine plural renals)

1. renal

Related terms

• ronyó

Further reading

• “renal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin renalis, from Latin ren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?na?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

renal (not comparable)

1. renal

Declension

Derived terms

• perirenal

Further reading

• “renal” in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

renal (not comparable)

1. renal

Romanian

Etymology

From French rénal, from Latin renalis.

Adjective

renal m or n (feminine singular renal?, masculine plural renali, feminine and neuter plural renale)

1. renal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin renalis, from Latin ren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?nal/, [re?nal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

renal (plural renales)

1. renal

Derived terms

Related terms

• rene
• riñón

Further reading

• “renal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

nephro- +? -logy

Noun

nephrology (uncountable)

1. (nephrology) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.

Related terms

• nephrologist

Translations

Further reading

• nephrology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• phrenology