end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
Examples of end-stage in a Sentence
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The cause was end-stage renal disease, said his wife, Sally McLain.
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Emily Langer, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Medicare primarily insures people older than 65, the disabled, and people with end-stage renal disease.
—Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
And also Medicare, which provides health care for Americans 65 and older and is also available for younger people with disabilities or individuals with end-stage renal disease.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
With medical care for end-stage organ disease improving, more people are living long enough to make the transplant list, creating demand for more organs.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
For Medicare, which also covers younger people with disabilities or individuals with end-stage renal disease, sign-ups begin Oct. 15 and end Dec. 7.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The patient, Lawrence Faucette, reportedly had end-stage heart disease and was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant with a human heart due to his pre-existing peripheral vascular disease and complications with internal bleeding.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
At 65, Dickens now suffers from congestive heart failure and end-stage renal disease.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
Tonya received disability benefits up until 2015 because of back pain and kidney problems from end-stage renal disease.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
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Emily Langer, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Medicare primarily insures people older than 65, the disabled, and people with end-stage renal disease.
—Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
And also Medicare, which provides health care for Americans 65 and older and is also available for younger people with disabilities or individuals with end-stage renal disease.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
With medical care for end-stage organ disease improving, more people are living long enough to make the transplant list, creating demand for more organs.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
For Medicare, which also covers younger people with disabilities or individuals with end-stage renal disease, sign-ups begin Oct. 15 and end Dec. 7.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The patient, Lawrence Faucette, reportedly had end-stage heart disease and was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant with a human heart due to his pre-existing peripheral vascular disease and complications with internal bleeding.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
At 65, Dickens now suffers from congestive heart failure and end-stage renal disease.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
Tonya received disability benefits up until 2015 because of back pain and kidney problems from end-stage renal disease.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage liver failure
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