kidney failure
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈkɪdni ˈfeɪljər/
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insuficiencia renal
- Doctors diagnosed her with kidney failure after the tests showed the kidneys were no longer functioning properly.
- kidney failure patients
- kidney failure on hemodialysis
- diagnosed with kidney failure
You may experience trouble breathing and kidney failure, but you'll look great.
- You may experience trouble breathing and kidney failure, but you'll look great.
- This decreases your kidney function and can increase your risk of kidney failure.
- And essentially, you know, his doctor said if he doesn't pass from the cancer, he'll pass from kidney failure.
- This is what has led to the kidney failure epidemic that Tennessee and probably your town is as well your state as well, is suffering from.
- Heart disease, blood pressure, you know, kidney failure, liver disease.
- But they said I could have it would it would give me kidney failure.
- He's having kidney failure and he wants me to take it over, but at the same time, he still wants to have his thumb and control.
Examples
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The patient's kidney failure required immediate dialysis to help filter toxins from the blood.
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High blood pressure increases a person's risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and heart failure.
Blog text (2) -
I have kidney failure now and could die in five years.
Academic text (2009) -
Doctors, this is a simple case of kidney failure.
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My sister had been suffering from kidney failure and breast cancer, among other things.
Blog text (5) -
In the most serious cases, E. coli can lead to kidney failure and even death.
Blog text (23) -
What was your experience of hemodialysis treatment after you were diagnosed with kidney failure?
Academic text (2016) -
For example, the cost of renal care, end stage renal care for patients with kidney failure is enormous.
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We were treating the cause of Virginie's kidney failure, but her kidney function continued to slowly deteriorate over time.
Blog text (25) -
But when you've lost enough kidney function, then you have kidney failure or chronic kidney disease or CKD.
Synonyms
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3.9
A serious condition where the kidneys stop removing waste and balancing body fluids
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6.3
A condition in which the kidneys cannot remove waste from the blood well
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4.2
A sudden loss of the kidneys' ability to remove waste from the blood
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5.1
A sudden severe loss of kidney function caused by injury or infection
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4.1
A long-term condition in which the kidneys slowly stop working well
Long-term loss of kidney function that makes waste build up in the body
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'kidney' (the organ) + 'failure' (loss of normal function), so the phrase plainly denotes the kidneys losing their ability to function. This is a common medical compound pattern found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Kidney failure comes from a simple picture: the kidney is a small organ that cleans the blood, and failure means it 'stops working'. So kidney failure is when the kidneys cannot clean the blood and keep the body's balance.