end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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Musk is end-stage Citizens United Republicans’ tax cuts to the rich morphed into selling election outcomes.
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Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Following blood work and tests, he was diagnosed with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)—meaning his kidneys had failed and could no longer function properly.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
All participants will be 55 to 70 years old, have end-stage kidney disease and have been on dialysis for at least six months.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis for more than two years to compensate for his failing kidney function.
—Alice Park, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Following blood work and tests, he was diagnosed with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)—meaning his kidneys had failed and could no longer function properly.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
All participants will be 55 to 70 years old, have end-stage kidney disease and have been on dialysis for at least six months.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis for more than two years to compensate for his failing kidney function.
—Alice Park, TIME, 7 Feb. 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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