Meanings
- uncountablemedicineThe condition of having a single kidney instead of the usual two.
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Special medical care and education should be afforded to living kidney donors and people with congenital monokidney, especially in pregnancy and other high-output situations like in patients with hyperthyroidism and arteriovenous fistula to avoid/correct volume overload conditions and to attenuate the negative consequences of volume overload in this special population.
2015 August 8, “Aggravated Cardiac Remodeling post Aortocaval Fistula in Unilateral Nephrectomized Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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monokidney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monokidney
“monokidney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monokidney. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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