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azotemic

azotemic

9.9
Having too much waste from protein in the blood because the kidneys do not work well
  • adjective
  • /ˌæzoʊˈtɛmɪk/
  • Specialized
: azotémico
  • The patient was diagnosed as azotemic following a series of blood tests.

Examples

  • Chronic kidney disease commonly leads to an azotemic state if untreated.

  • Doctors often monitor azotemic patients closely.

  • Doctors monitored his azotemic condition closely to adjust his treatment.

  • The patient is azotemic due to kidney failure.

  • Chronic kidney disease often results in an azotemic condition characterized by high levels of nitrogenous waste in the blood.

  • The tests confirmed that he was azotemic, leading doctors to recommend immediate dietary changes.

  • Many patients with kidney dysfunction become azotemic if their condition is not properly managed.

Synonyms

uremic
vsazotemic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A condition where the blood has too much waste because the kidneys do not work

specifies excess only of nitrogenous waste rather than all wastes

Surface Forms

azotemic positive

Morphology

azotemic = azotemia (transparent) = azotemia + ic

Formed by standard adjectival suffixation from the medical noun 'azotemia' (azotemia + -ic → azotemic), a regular and predictable process.

Etymology

Azotemic comes from the French word azote meaning 'nitrogen', and that name uses Greek parts a- 'not' and zōē 'life' because nitrogen by itself does not support life. So azotemic describes blood with too much nitrogen waste, often because the kidneys are not working properly.