renal failure

English Thesaurus

1. inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance (noun.state)

hypernym	:	failure,
definition	:	loss of ability to function normally (noun.state)

hypernym	:	kidney disease, nephropathy, nephrosis, renal disorder,
definition	:	a disease affecting the kidneys (noun.state)

hyponym	:	acute kidney failure, acute renal failure,
definition	:	renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract (noun.state)

hyponym	:	chronic kidney failure, chronic renal failure,
definition	:	renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders (noun.state)