end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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In this case, Parikh identified clues in Reid’s MRI that not only indicated AL amyloidosis, but end-stage AL amyloidosis.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
The condition damages the kidney's glomeruli, which can lead to end-stage renal failure if untreated.
—David Hampton, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025
But those end-stage negotiations never came to fruition.
—Jacob J. Lew, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, cirrhosis can progress to end-stage liver disease, or liver failure.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 10 Aug. 2025
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
The condition damages the kidney's glomeruli, which can lead to end-stage renal failure if untreated.
—David Hampton, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025
But those end-stage negotiations never came to fruition.
—Jacob J. Lew, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, cirrhosis can progress to end-stage liver disease, or liver failure.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 10 Aug. 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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