malattia renale
Kidney disease in Italian is malattia renale.
The phrase refers to kidney disease or renal disease. While malattia renale is a general term for the condition, if you specifically mean kidney failure, you should use insufficienza renale.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase malattia renale is composed of malattia (disease) and the adjective renale (renal/pertaining to the kidney).
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the phrase is malattie renali, where both the noun and the adjective are pluralized.
Did you know?
- If you were to describe a 'kidney stone' rather than the disease, you would use calcolo renale, where 'calcolo' means 'calculation' or 'stone'.
- In Italy, when discussing health, people often use the phrase ho un problema ai reni (I have a problem with the kidneys) instead of the formal malattia renale in casual conversation.
- The word malattia shares the same root as the English word 'malady', meaning both words trace back to a concept of being 'bad' or 'ill'.
Examples in context
- Ho ricevuto una diagnosi di malattia renale da parte del dottore.I received a diagnosis of kidney disease from the doctor.
- Mio zio ha dei problemi ai reni e deve seguire una dieta specifica.My uncle has kidney problems and needs to follow a specific diet.
- La malattia renale può essere molto grave.Kidney disease can be very serious.
- Il dottore ha diagnosticato una malattia renale.The doctor diagnosed a kidney disease.
- Esistono diversi tipi di malattia renale.There are several types of kidney disease.
Example conversation
Chiara and Francesco are talking about a relative's health.
- ChiaraFrancesco, come sta tuo zio?Francesco, how is your uncle?
- FrancescoPurtroppo ha una malattia renale cronica.Unfortunately, he has chronic kidney disease.
- ChiaraMi dispiace molto sentirlo.I am very sorry to hear that.
- FrancescoGrazie, Chiara. Sta seguendo una terapia.Thank you, Chiara. He is following a therapy.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries malattia, renale, CC BY-SA 4.0.
