end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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Wendt also suffered from end-stage renal disease, otherwise known as kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia.
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 11 June 2025
Additionally, Wendt's death was due to significant contributing conditions, including end-stage renal disease, otherwise known as kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 June 2025
Additional contributing conditions listed include end-stage renal disease or kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Pacheco was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure earlier this year.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 11 June 2025
Additionally, Wendt's death was due to significant contributing conditions, including end-stage renal disease, otherwise known as kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 June 2025
Additional contributing conditions listed include end-stage renal disease or kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Pacheco was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure earlier this year.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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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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