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A 28-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: kidney disease?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Ryan Stantonanswered
Emergency Medicine 19 years experience
Disease of kidney: It means one of many diseases of the kidney which can have many causes and manifestations.
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Dr. Madhu Kandarpa commented
Nephrology and Dialysis 10 years experience
Please clarify the question
Dec 16, 2012
Last updated Dec 16, 2012
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