kidneyfiltrationrate
nounUK /ˈkɪdni fɪlˈtreɪʃən reɪt/
US /ˈkɪdni fɪlˈtreɪʃən reɪt/
How fast your kidneys clean your blood.
The doctor checked his kidney filtration rate to see how well his kidneys were working.
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2. A lab measurement used to estimate how much blood the kidneys filter each minute.
Her kidney filtration rate was normal, so the doctor was not worried.
3. A number doctors use to stage kidney disease.
A low kidney filtration rate can be a sign of chronic kidney disease.
4. The speed at which waste is removed from blood by the kidneys.
Dehydration can temporarily lower the kidney filtration rate.