AZOTEMIA

uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia

(noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

azotemia (countable and uncountable, plural azotemias)

(medicine) the accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (such as urea) that are usually excreted in the urine

Synonyms

• uremia

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