ren/o

• renalren·al

  1. Rootren/okidney
  2. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  relating to the kidneys

• suprarenalsupra·ren·al

  1. Prefixsupra-above
  2. +Rootren/okidney
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  situated above the kidney; the suprarenal glands are the adrenal glands

• perirenalperi·ren·al

  1. Prefixperi-around, surrounding
  2. +Rootren/okidney
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  around the kidney, as in the perirenal space that holds the kidney and its cushion of fat

• adrenalad·ren·al

  1. Prefixad-toward, near
  2. +Rootren/okidney
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  relating to the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys, or to their hormones

• prerenalpre·ren·al

  1. Prefixpre-before, in front of
  2. +Rootren/okidney
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  occurring in the circulation before blood reaches the kidney, as prerenal kidney injury from low blood volume

• infrarenalinfra·ren·al

  1. Prefixinfra-below, under
  2. +Rootren/okidney
  3. +Suffix-alpertaining to

  situated or occurring below the kidneys, as an infrarenal aortic aneurysm

Terms in our life science dictionary that list ren/o among their word parts.

• Adrenal gland
• Kidney
• Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 5.3: Word Components Related to the Urinary System
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• reno- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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