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uremia

uremia

1 9.7
An illness when waste builds up in the blood because the kidneys cannot remove it
  • noun
  • /juˈrimēə/
  • Specialized
: uremia
  • He was diagnosed with uremia after tests showed high levels of waste products in his blood.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that uremia occurs when the kidneys cannot filter out toxins effectively.

  • She has uremia.

    Gross Anatomy (1989)

  • Procci and colleagues (1981) found no relationship between depression and sexual function in a sample of men with uremia.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Broward was the surgeon and Thornton the resident, and the numbers had to do with the levels of uremia and creatinine in the blood, the retention of fluid, the level of output, all of which spoke of the function of the kidney and the body's inclination to reject.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Patients suffering from uremia often experience symptoms like fatigue and confusion.

Synonyms

azotemia
vsuremia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A build up of nitrogen waste in the blood when the kidneys do not work well

focuses specifically on buildup of urea rather than all nitrogen wastes

Surface Forms

uremia singular
uremias plural

Morphology

uremia = urea (opaque) = urea + emia

Formally built from 'urea' + the medical combining form '-emia' (blood condition), but both elements are technical and not easily interpretable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Uremia joins urea, a waste found in 'urine', and -emia, the same ending as in anemia that means 'blood condition'. So uremia is like 'urine in the blood', which helps you remember that the condition is caused by waste building up in the blood when the kidneys fail.