uremia

American  

[yoo-ree-mee-uh] / yʊˈri mi ə /

Or uraemia

noun

Pathology.

1. a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.

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uremia British  

/ jʊˈriːmɪə /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of uraemia

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Other Word Forms

• uremic adjective

Etymology

Origin of uremia

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; ur- ¹, -emia

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Example Sentences

Just before Smith met Klara, her friend Stephanie had died of uremia at 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Metabolic acidosis can also result from uremia, which is the retention of urea and uric acid.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

But a new analysis by Danish and Czech scientists indicates that this legend is just too good to be true, and that Brahe likely did indeed fall victim to uremia and a burst bladder.

From Scientific American • Nov. 19, 2012

The most citations found by Dr. Dawson fall under uremia, a buildup of toxins in the blood caused by kidney disease.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2010

The official cause of Henrietta’s death was terminal uremia: blood poisoning from the buildup of toxins normally flushed out of the body in urine.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot