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uraemia

[yoo-ree-mee-uh]

noun

Pathology.
  1. uremia.



uraemia

/ ʊˈːɪə /

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 51Թ Forms

  • uraemic adjective
  • ˈ𳾾 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uraemia1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouron urine + haima blood
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Both her sons were suffering from uraemia - a condition that leads to kidney failure.

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

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

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TOM A. WILLIAMS, Washington, D. C.: Will Dr. Clark explain the eccentric convulsions such as when there is uraemia, on similar grounds?

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

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