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uraemia

American  
[yoo-ree-mee-uh] / jʊˈri mi ə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. uremia.


uraemia British  
/ jʊˈriːmɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: azotaemia. pathol the accumulation of waste products, normally excreted in the urine, in the blood: causes severe headaches, vomiting, etc

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Etymology

Origin of uraemia

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouron urine + haima blood


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Mr. Gompers, who has been ill for a week in New York with influenza and pneumonia, further complicated by uraemia, was reported by his physicians to be out of danger.

From Time Magazine Archive

In these cases there may be gradual recovery, attack of uraemia, or they may end in chronic nephritis.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

Eclampsia is a very grave complication of pregnancy, and it was formerly supposed to be uraemia.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley

There may be bronchial and lung troubles; attacks of uraemia, or hard breathing caused by the heart, frequently occurs.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

TOM A. WILLIAMS, Washington, D. C.: Will Dr. Clark explain the eccentric convulsions such as when there is uraemia, on similar grounds?

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

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