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
A total of 19 cases were reported in Ohio and 15 in Michigan, including three patients who have hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022
If both the ureters are similarly blocked, the animal will die of uremic poisoning.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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