Polycystic kidney disease

Introduction: Polycystic kidney disease

Description of Polycystic kidney disease

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Polycystic kidney disease: kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure.
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Polycystic kidney disease: Related Topics

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Polycystic kidney disease as a Disease

Polycystic kidney disease (medical condition): See Polycystic kidney disease (disease information).
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Polycystic kidney disease: Related Diseases

Polycystic kidney disease: Polycystic kidney disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Kidney conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Urinary system conditions
• Abdominal conditions

Polycystic kidney disease: Article Excerpts

Polycystic Kidney Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of... (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Kidney Disease: NIDDK)

Polycystic Kidney Disease: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous... (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Kidney Disease: NWHIC)

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) is characterized by large cysts in one or both kidneys and a gradual loss of normal kidney...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Polycystic Kidney Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous... (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Kidney Disease: NIDDK)

Polycystic Kidney Disease: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. The cysts are... (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Kidney Disease: NWHIC)

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Polycystic kidney disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Polycystic kidney disease:

• acquired cystic renal disease
• acquired cystic kidney disease
• ACKD
• dialysis-associated cystic renal disease
• autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• ADPKD
• autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
• ARPKD
• multicystic dysplastic kidney
• MCDK
• cystic renal dysplasia
• cystic dysplasia
• congenital multicystic kidney

Terms associated with Polycystic kidney disease:

Terms Similar to Polycystic kidney disease:

• PKD

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Broader terms for Polycystic kidney disease

• kidney disease
• renal disorder
• nephropathy
• nephrosis

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Hierarchical classifications of Polycystic kidney disease

The following list attempts to classify Polycystic kidney disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• kidney disease,nephropathy,nephrosis,renal disorder
• uropathy
• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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