end-stage

adjective

ˈend-ˌstāj 

: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition

end-stage renal disease

Examples of end-stage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In December 2023, Pacheco was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Overall, the study followed 404 patients with end-stage pulmonary disease, including 98 with stage 4 lung cancer. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026

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. — 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. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for end-stage

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage

Medical Definition

end-stage

adjective

ˈend-ˌstāj 

: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition

end-stage liver failure