AZOTEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine

Synonyms:

azotaemia; azotemia; uraemia; uremia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("azotemia" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Derivation:

azotemic (of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency))

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