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kidney failure vs kidney disease

kidney disease vs kidney failure

kidney failure and kidney disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kidney failure Yes No No No
kidney disease Yes No No No
As nouns, kidney disease is a hypernym of kidney failure; that is, kidney disease is a word with a broader meaning than kidney failure:
  • kidney failure: inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance
  • kidney disease: a disease affecting the kidneys
Other hypernyms of kidney failure include failure, nephropathy, nephrosis, renal disorder.
kidney failure (noun) kidney disease (noun)
inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance a disease affecting the kidneys
Difference between kidney failure and kidney disease

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