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renal failure vs chronic kidney failure

chronic kidney failure vs renal failure

renal failure and chronic kidney failure both are nouns.

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

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