Oxford Dictionary English end-stage adjectiveadjective BrE BrE//ˈend steɪdʒ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈend steɪdʒ// [only before noun] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsused to refer to the final stage of a terminal illness (= one that will end in death) patients with end-stage cancerCheck pronunciation: end-stage oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com