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uraemia
[yoo-ree-mee-uh]
uraemia
/ ʊˈːɪə /
noun
Also called: azotaemia.pathol the accumulation of waste products, normally excreted in the urine, in the blood: causes severe headaches, vomiting, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- uraemic adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uraemia1
Example Sentences
Both her sons were suffering from uraemia - a condition that leads to kidney failure.
Eclampsia is a very grave complication of pregnancy, and it was formerly supposed to be uraemia.
Death often occurs from uraemia, meningitis, pleurisy, pericarditis or peritonitis.
TOM A. WILLIAMS, Washington, D. C.: Will Dr. Clark explain the eccentric convulsions such as when there is uraemia, on similar grounds?
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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