Synonyms for renal failure
re·nal fail·ure

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1. renal failure, kidney failurenoun

   inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance

   Synonyms:
   kidney failure

Matched Categories

1. • Failure
   • Kidney Disease

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1. Jim Gorbunow:

   The average lifespan of a kidney is 13 to 15 years. I’m in end stage renal failure. I can’t go anywhere else with my kidney now. I have to have a kidney transplant. I can’t live on dialysis forever.

2. Jennifer Lewis:

   About a million people worldwide are in need of a kidney. So they have end-stage renal failure, and they have to go on dialysis, once you go on dialysis, you have essentially five years to live, and every year, your mortality rate increases by 15 %. Dialysis is very hard on your body. So this is really motivating to take on this grand challenge of printing organs.

3. Phil Southerland:

   They said, 'Ma'am, we've got good news, and we've got bad news. The good news is your son's gonna live for now. The bad news is, he's got diabetes. He's got to take shots of insulin, and most likely he'll be dead by 25. If not, he'll either be blind or have renal failure,'.