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

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Additionally, Wendt's death was due to significant contributing conditions, including end-stage renal disease, otherwise known as kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia. Esther Kang, People.com, 5 June 2025 Additional contributing conditions listed include end-stage renal disease or kidney failure, and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 June 2025 Pacheco was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure earlier this year. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 The end-stage is known as a rocker-bottom foot due to the shape of the feet appearing like a rocking chair. Isabel Casimiro, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for end-stage

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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 14 Jun. 2025.

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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