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azotemia

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

noun

Pathology.

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

Other Word Forms

azotemic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of azotemia

First recorded in 1895–1900; azote + -emia

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