How to Use renal in a Sentence

renal

adjective
Definition of renalnext
  • The cause of death was renal failure, his wife Suzy told the New York Times.
    — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The cause was renal failure, said a son-in-law, Richard DeVore.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Raisins are poisonous to dogs and can lead to renal failure.
    — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2020
  • By that time, his renal cell cancer had spread to his liver, lungs and brain.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • It is found in a significant amount in the renal tubules.
    — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 9 July 2020
  • The cause was end-stage renal disease, said his wife, Sally McLain.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • In 2009, she was told that blood cancer and renal failure left her only six months to live.
    — Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2020
  • The death certificate lists Bonin’s cause of death as end-stage renal disease.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The cause was renal failure, said a brother, Richard Boteler.
    — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The cause was renal failure, said a son, Stephen Marilley.
    — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The cause was renal disease, said a daughter, Thomasena Williams.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022
  • His wife, Patricia Todd, said the cause of death, in a hospital, was heart and renal failure.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2022
  • The cause was long-term renal failure, his family said.
    — New York Times, 27 May 2021
  • Infection ranks among the biggest threat to those with end-stage renal disease.
    — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The cause was renal failure brought on by diabetes, his wife, Judith Gelb, said.
    — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Among them: Alzheimer’s disease, late-stage heart failure, and, in patients over age 75, end-stage renal disease.
    — Megan Thielking, STAT, 2 Apr. 2020
  • His son, Chris, the youngest of five Baker children, said the cause was a mixture of dementia, lymphoma and renal failure.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Mitchell revealed in June that he had had been diagnosed with renal cancer.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Both of their husbands went into renal failure around the same time and both of them needed kidney transplants.
    — Lauren Ready, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
  • Not long after that, Burchell passes away, a victim of renal failure.
    — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Her sister Gwenda Motley said the cause was end-stage renal failure.
    — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Eddie Palmer has been in renal failure for six years from a disease that attacked his kidneys.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The cause was renal cancer, said a daughter, Sonja Sienkowski.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Hale’s kidneys began to fail in 2015, and he was diagnosed with end stage renal disease.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Those with diabetes and renal disease should stay far away from this diet.
    — Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 7 May 2018
  • The cause was pneumonia and renal failure, said Glory Van Scott, a dancer, actress, and director, and his friend and health care proxy.
    — Gia Kourlas, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Over the course of her life, Brown has dealt with cancer, two strokes, two heart attacks, renal failure and congestive heart failure.
    — Author: Brittny Mejia, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2020
  • The cause was congestive heart failure and renal failure, said his wife, Barbara Billings.
    — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The disease caused renal failure in his father, bringing him to the brink of needing dialysis.
    — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Blood enters each of your kidneys through your renal arteries.
    — Hallie Levine, Health, 21 June 2024

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