POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure

Synonyms:

PKD; polycystic kidney disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("polycystic kidney disease" is a kind of...):

kidney disease; nephropathy; nephrosis; renal disorder (a disease affecting the kidneys)

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