| NOUN | state | renal failure, kidney failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance |
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| Meaning | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance. | |
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| Synonym | kidney failure | |
| Narrower | acute renal failure, acute kidney failure | renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract |
| chronic renal failure, chronic kidney failure | renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders | |
| Broader | failure | Loss of ability to function normally |
| kidney disease, renal disorder, nephropathy, nephrosis | A disease affecting the kidneys | |
| Spanish | insuficiencia renal | |
| Catalan | insuficiència renal | |
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