rein

Meaning

  1. kidney
  2. small of the back, waist

Concepts

kidney

kidneys

ren

kidney machine

glomeruli

renal function

renal pelvis

rein

hematite

Frequency

C1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁɛ̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rein, from Old French rein, from the plural reins, from Latin rēnes < rēn, from Proto-Italic *hrēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”).

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