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acute kidney failure

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Noun1.acute kidney failureacute kidney failure - renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
acute renal failure
kidney failure, renal failure - inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance


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