uraemia

[ yoo-ree-mee-uh ]

/ yʊˈri mi ə /

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noun Pathology.

uremia.

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OTHER WORDS FROM uraemia

u·rae·mic, adjective

Words nearby uraemia

upwind, up yours, u quark, Ur, uracil, uraemia, uraeus, Ural, Ural-Altaic, Uralian, Uralian emerald

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How to use uraemia in a sentence

Uraemia is a toxic condition, and three varieties of it are recognized—the acute, the chronic and the latent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various
Some of these effects are seen in every form of severe kidney disease, and uraemia may occur in any advanced kidney disease.
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Eclampsia is a very grave complication of pregnancy, and it was formerly supposed to be uraemia.
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British Dictionary definitions for uraemia

uraemia

US uremia

/ (jʊˈriːmɪə) /

noun

pathol the accumulation of waste products, normally excreted in the urine, in the blood: causes severe headaches, vomiting, etcAlso called: azotaemia

Derived forms of uraemia

uraemic or US uremic, adjective

Word Origin for uraemia

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

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