: 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for end-stage 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of end-stage was in 1920

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“End-stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end-stage. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

end-stage

adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage liver failure
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