uraemia

American  

[yoo-ree-mee-uh] / yʊˈri mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. uremia.

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uraemia British  

/ jʊˈriːmɪə /

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 Word Forms

• uraemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of uraemia

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouron urine + haima blood

Example Sentences

Mr. Gompers, who has been ill for a week in New York with influenza and pneumonia, further complicated by uraemia, was reported by his physicians to be out of danger.

From Time Magazine Archive

That's due to uraemia, a sequel of Bright's disease.'

From Leonora by Bennett, Arnold

In these cases there may be gradual recovery, attack of uraemia, or they may end in chronic nephritis.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Impotentia atonica frequens est in anaemia, diabete mellito, uraemia, cholaemia, lepra, rheumatismo, ataxia lumbali, lue chordae spinalis, myelitide, parese, et haemorrhagia cerebrali.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

There may be bronchial and lung troubles; attacks of uraemia, or hard breathing caused by the heart, frequently occurs.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson