azotemia

American  

[az-uh-tee-mee-uh, ey-zuh-] / ˌæz əˈti mi ə, ˌeɪ zə- /

noun

Pathology.

1. the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as in uremic poisoning.

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Other Word Forms

• azotemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of azotemia

First recorded in 1895–1900; azote + -emia

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