Etymology
Origin of uremic
Example Sentences
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This approach represents a significant shift from current CKD therapies, which focus mainly on lowering uremic toxins.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025
They include 15-year-old Kamberlyn Bowler of Grand Junction, Colo., who has been hospitalized for almost two weeks with hemolytic uremic syndrome, a condition that damages the blood vessels in the kidneys.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024
Of the 10 people taken to hospital, one person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney failure.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024
One potential complication is hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which can occur when red blood cell and platelet levels drop.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
Such patients are subject to attacks of temporary blindness of uremic origin.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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