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KIDNEY FAILURE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance

Synonyms:

kidney failure; renal failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("kidney failure" is a kind of...):

failure (loss of ability to function normally)

kidney disease; nephropathy; nephrosis; renal disorder (a disease affecting the kidneys)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kidney failure"):

acute kidney failure; acute renal failure (renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract)

chronic kidney failure; chronic renal failure (renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders)

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 Context examples: 

But with the help of healthcare providers, family, and friends, most people with kidney failure can lead full and active lives.

(Kidney Failure, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It may also be caused by physical injury, infection, toxic substances, or conditions such as diabetes, kidney failure, or malnutrition.

(Neuropathy, NCI Dictionary)

And the risk of kidney failure rose to 40 times if patients had both AKI and pre-existing CKD.

(Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease each a risk of the other, NIH)

A substance that is being used to treat overactive parathyroid glands in patients with kidney failure.

(Paricalcitol, NCI Dictionary)

Causes include systemic conditions (e.g., heart failure, liver failure, or kidney failure) and local conditions affecting the extremities.

(Pitting Edema, NCI Thesaurus)

Hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from diabetes, which causes a host of serious complications, including kidney failure, blindness and heart disease.

(Protein Discovery Could Help Heal Bones in Diabetics, VOA)

High blood pressure has been linked to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems.

(How the body regulates salt levels, NIH)

A drug used to decrease swelling of the brain and to treat kidney failure.

(Mannitol, NCI Dictionary)

Causes include diabetes, kidney failure and shock.

(Metabolic acidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

They include those with disabilities, permanent kidney failure, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

(Medicare, NIH)