Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"
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A Google Scholar search reveals research papers using 'kidney disappointment' instead of 'kidney failure'.
A search for the exact phrase 'kidney disappointment' on Google Scholar returns about 189 results. The papers use the phrase in medical contexts, such as 'persistent kidney disappointment' and 'intense kidney disappointment', in place of the standard term 'kidney failure'. Related searches include 'kidney dissatisfaction' and 'ckd disappointment'.
What commenters are saying
Commenters overwhelmingly attribute the phrase to poor machine translation, article spinning to avoid plagiarism, or naive synonym substitution. Some note it is an example of 'tortured phrases' common in low-quality or fraudulent papers. A few commenters find humor in the phrasing, suggesting 'kidney disappointment' could be used for creative naming. One commenter points out that the phenomenon predates LLMs, citing examples from the early 2000s like SCIgen.