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polycystic kidney |
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polycystic kidney [¦päl·i′sis·tik ′kid·nē] (medicine) A usually hereditary, congenital, and bilateral disease in which a large number of cysts are present on the kidney. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Combined with promising results from animal studies on other potential drugs, the new finding brightens the outlook for people with the inherited condition called polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Most cases of CKD observed in the United States occur in the setting of diabetes, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, and polycystic kidney disease. Several years ago, I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (an inherited disease that eventually causes kidney failure). |
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