kidney failure; renal failure
Medical term for the condition where the kidneys lose function. Used in both acute and chronic contexts.
He is on dialysis due to chronic kidney failure.
Early treatment is important for acute renal failure.
透析 is 'dialysis', a common treatment for 腎不全.
acute renal failure
Compound of 腎 (kidney) and 不全 (insufficiency, failure). The term is a direct medical calque from Western medicine.