KIDNEY FAILURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kidney failure mean? 

• KIDNEY FAILURE (noun)
  The noun KIDNEY FAILURE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KIDNEY FAILURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIDNEY FAILURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

kidney failure; renal failure

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)

 Context examples 

The worst type of E. coli causes bloody diarrhea, and can sometimes cause kidney failure and even death.

(E. Coli Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

People with kidney failure need either dialysis or a kidney transplant.

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

A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate an elevation in the concentration of potassium in the blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs.

(Hyperkalemia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Acute or severe kidney failure happens suddenly (for example, after an injury) and may be treated and cured.

(Kidney Failure, NCI Dictionary)

A therapeutic procedure used in patients with kidney failure.

(Hemodialysis, NCI Thesaurus)

Higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs.

(Hyperkalemia, NCI Thesaurus)

High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, but it can cause serious problems such as stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure.

(High Blood Pressure, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness.

(High Blood Pressure, NCI Dictionary)

They enlarge the kidneys and make them work poorly, leading to kidney failure.

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

The only treatment options for kidney failure are dialysis or a kidney transplantation.

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