end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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The world’s first successful transplant of a pig kidney into a living patient was carried out in March on a 62-year-old Massachusetts resident with end-stage kidney disease.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Those with end-stage renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also are eligible for benefits as well.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
For Christy Millar, a 39-year-old with end-stage kidney disease (which is when the kidneys can no longer function on their own) having a catalog of movies and TV shows at the ready on her iPad is a must.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
Lana Albert, a friend suffering from end-stage renal disease who Boone met online while in jail, appeared by Zoom from Minnesota to say that Boone offered to donate her a kidney.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Those with end-stage renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also are eligible for benefits as well.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
For Christy Millar, a 39-year-old with end-stage kidney disease (which is when the kidneys can no longer function on their own) having a catalog of movies and TV shows at the ready on her iPad is a must.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
Lana Albert, a friend suffering from end-stage renal disease who Boone met online while in jail, appeared by Zoom from Minnesota to say that Boone offered to donate her a kidney.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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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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