Meaning
rootren/o
kidney
LatinUrinary
Terms built from ren/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with ren/o marked.
ren/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root ren/o means “kidney”.
- The root dialysis means “separation”.
- Together: Artificial filtering of blood.
Other examples
Words that use ren/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
renaladrenal
Example words shared with other parts
These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.
- renalalso listed under -al (pertaining to)
- adrenalalso listed under adren/o (adrenal gland)
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with ren/o, word for word.
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