KIDNEY DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kidney disease mean? 

• KIDNEY DISEASE (noun)
  The noun KIDNEY DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a disease affecting the kidneys

  Familiarity information: KIDNEY DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIDNEY DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disease affecting the kidneys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

kidney disease; nephropathy; nephrosis; renal disorder

Hypernyms ("kidney disease" is a kind of...):

uropathy (any pathology of the urinary tract)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kidney disease"):

Bright's disease; nephritis (an inflammation of the kidney)

nephroangiosclerosis; nephrosclerosis (kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure)

PKD; polycystic kidney disease (kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure)

polyuria (renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes)

kidney failure; renal failure (inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance)

renal insufficiency (insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys)

 Context examples 

A functional and/or structural disorder of the brain caused by diseases (e.g. liver disease, kidney disease), medications, chemicals, and injuries.

(Encephalopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Swelling might indicate kidney disease, heart disease, or high blood pressure.

(Foot Health, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

The risk is also higher if you have other diseases or conditions, such as diabetes, kidney disease, lung disease, or peripheral arterial disease.

(Heart Surgery, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Other genetic conditions, kidney disease and problems with metabolism or hormones can also cause short stature.

(Dwarfism, NIH)

It is also used to treat some types of kidney disease in children.

(CTX, NCI Dictionary)

Polycystic kidney disease inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.

(Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) means that your kidneys are damaged and can't filter blood as they should.

(Chronic Kidney Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The syndrome is distinct from heroin-associated nephropathy as well as other forms of kidney disease seen in HIV-infected patients.

(HIV-Associated Nephropathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) runs in families.

(Kidney Cysts, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Your doctor can run tests to find out if you have kidney disease.

(Kidney Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)