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CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chronic renal failure mean?
• CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (noun)
The noun CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE has 1 sense:
1. renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
Familiarity information: CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
chronic kidney failure; chronic renal failure
Hypernyms ("chronic renal failure" is a kind of...):
kidney failure; renal failure (inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance)
Context examples
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is caused by the chronic stimulation of the parathyroid glands in patients with chronic renal failure, rickets, and malabsorption syndromes.
(Hyperparathyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)
It is associated with portal hypertension, scleroderma, and chronic renal failure.
(Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia, NCI Thesaurus)
The GH/IGF-I axis in chronic renal failure (CRF) is changed markedly compared with the normal axis.
(Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
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