Etymology
Origin of uremic
Example Sentences
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This approach represents a significant shift from current CKD therapies, which focus mainly on lowering uremic toxins.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025
In some cases, people became severely ill with hemolytic uremic syndrome — or kidney failure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
Of the 10 people taken to hospital, one person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney failure.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024
One potential complication is hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which can occur when red blood cell and platelet levels drop.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
The blood pressure may be useful in differentiating uremic coma from the coma of pyonephrosis.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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