UREMIA

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

uremia (countable and uncountable, plural uremias)

(pathology) Blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.

Synonym: azotemia

Source: Wiktionary



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