renal artery
- noun
- /ˈrɛnəl ˈɑrteri/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that the renal artery is crucial for supplying blood to the kidneys.
- renal artery stenosis
Examples
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So in a case like Bertie's, you might emphasize the hypertension and try to pass her off as a case of renal artery stenosis.
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Risk appears to increase in patients who have impaired renal function, renal artery stenosis, or heart failure and are dehydrated or on a low-salt diet.
Academic text (2012) -
Each of these Tufts is really a branch of the renal artery, right?
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The most common type is atherosclerotic, which affects mainly the proximal third of the main renal artery and is seen most commonly in elderly men.
Academic text (2007) -
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Image 2, Movie clip 2: Reduction in renal blood flow after renal artery stenting.
Academic text (2007) -
Renal angiography revealed bilateral severe renal artery stenosis (Image 1, Movie clip 1).
Academic text (2007) -
It demonstrates extension of thrombus to the renal arteries, status of the distal circulation, and also delineates the status of the visceral circulation.
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A blockage in the renal artery can cause serious health issues, including kidney damage.
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During the surgery, the surgeon carefully examined the renal artery for any signs of narrowing.
Synonyms
Blood vessel that carries blood from the large artery in the belly to a kidney
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an artery supplying the kidneys' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'renal' (connected to the kidneys) with 'artery' (a blood vessel). This is a regular noun-noun/adj-noun biomedical composition common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound renal artery literally names the blood vessel that goes to a kidney: renal means 'kidney' and artery means a blood vessel. So, renal artery is the artery that supplies blood to the kidney.