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kidney failure vs chronic renal failure

chronic renal failure vs kidney failure

kidney failure and chronic renal failure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kidney failure Yes No No No
chronic renal failure Yes No No No
As nouns, chronic renal failure is a hyponym of kidney failure; that is, chronic renal failure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kidney failure:
  • kidney failure: inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance
  • chronic renal failure: renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
Other hyponyms of kidney failure include acute kidney failure, acute renal failure, chronic kidney failure.
kidney failure (noun) chronic renal failure (noun)
inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
Difference between kidney failure and chronic renal failure

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