end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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Nilsson battled end-stage kidney disease for more than four years and received dialysis three days a week, according to a family post on his Facebook page.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Gallagher’s previous lawyers argued that Burke, 74, was suffering in his final days after an end-stage esophageal cancer diagnosis and decided to end his life.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The feat could open the door to more transplants for people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Her son, Steve Cox, said the loss is especially painful because Zepeda had recently volunteered to donate one of her kidneys to him after he was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease.
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Steve Large,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Gallagher’s previous lawyers argued that Burke, 74, was suffering in his final days after an end-stage esophageal cancer diagnosis and decided to end his life.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The feat could open the door to more transplants for people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Her son, Steve Cox, said the loss is especially painful because Zepeda had recently volunteered to donate one of her kidneys to him after he was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease.
—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage liver failure
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