uremic Definition

uraemia
uremia
noun

1. medicine.
The presence of excessive amounts of urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood, one of the first symptoms of kidney failure.

Derivative: uraemic

Relating to or characterized by uraemia.

Said of a person: affected by uraemia.

Etymology: 19c: from Greek ouron urine + haima blood.

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uremia
uremic uraemia