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renal artery

renal artery

3 4.5
A blood vessel that carries blood to a kidney
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛnəl ˈɑrteri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria renal
  • The doctor explained that the renal artery is crucial for supplying blood to the kidneys.
  • renal artery stenosis

Examples

  • 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.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • 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?

  • 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.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A blockage in the renal artery can cause serious health issues, including kidney damage.

  • During the surgery, the surgeon carefully examined the renal artery for any signs of narrowing.

Synonyms

arteria renalis
vsrenal artery
  • Specialized
7.2

Blood vessel that carries blood from the large artery in the belly to a kidney

is the common English name used instead of the Latin anatomical form

Surface Forms

renal artery singular

Morphology

renal + artery

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.