Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prerenal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-r-e-nal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated above the kidneys, or at the junction of the vena cava and the renal vein.

adj

Occurring in the blood supply to the kidneys.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin praerēnālis and equal to pre- + renal.

Word Breakdown

Root: praerēnālis

Frequently Paired Words

adrenal extrarenal infrarenal intrarenal perirenal postrenal suprarenal

Questions

What does prerenal mean?: Situated above the kidneys, or at the junction of the vena cava and the renal vein.
Where does prerenal come from?: Borrowed from New Latin praerēnālis and equal to pre- + renal.

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