Definition of Kidney failure

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

Exact synonyms: Renal Failure
Generic synonyms: Failure, Kidney Disease, Nephropathy, Nephrosis, Renal Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Acute Kidney Failure, Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Failure, Chronic Renal Failure

Definition of Kidney failure

1. Noun. Any condition, acute or chronic, where the kidneys cease to function properly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Kidney failure

1. The inability of the kidneys to adequately remove wastes from the bloodstream, resulting in severe metabolic derangement's. See: acute renal failure. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kidney Failure

kidney: gallium imaging
kidney: urographic patterns
kidney basin
kidney bean
kidney beans
kidney begonia
kidney calculi
kidney calices
kidney concentrating ability
kidney corpuscle
kidney corpuscles
kidney cortex
kidney cortex necrosis
kidney dialysis
kidney disease
kidney failure (current term)
kidney fern
kidney glomerulus
kidney medulla
kidney neoplasms
kidney ore
kidney papillary necrosis
kidney pelvis
kidney pie
kidney plasminogen activator
kidney profile
kidney stone
kidney stones
kidney transplantation
kidney tumour

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