ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract

Synonyms:

acute kidney failure; acute renal failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("acute renal failure" is a kind of...):

kidney failure; renal failure (inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance)

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