uraemia

American  

[yoo-ree-mee-uh] / yʊˈri mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. uremia.

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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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Other Word Forms

• uraemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of uraemia

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

Example Sentences

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

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

The symptoms are less severe than those of acute uraemia, but similar, and of gradual onset, sometimes with symptoms of the acute attack.

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

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

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

Death often occurs from uraemia, meningitis, pleurisy, pericarditis or peritonitis.

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