end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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Someone with a history of chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease may need to be cautious when consuming watermelon.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Diabetes complications can include blindness, need for amputations, end-stage kidney disease, heart attacks, and strokes, says Kim.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
The study, by xenotransplant startup eGenesis, will test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the kidney at 24 weeks after being transplanted into older patients who are on dialysis, are facing end-stage kidney disease or are on the transplant list.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Diabetes complications can include blindness, need for amputations, end-stage kidney disease, heart attacks, and strokes, says Kim.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
The study, by xenotransplant startup eGenesis, will test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the kidney at 24 weeks after being transplanted into older patients who are on dialysis, are facing end-stage kidney disease or are on the transplant list.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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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