uraemia noun. [jʊ'ri:mɪǝ] Also *uremia. M19.
[mod. Latin, from Greek ouron + aima blood.]
Medicine. A raised level of nitrogenous waste compounds (orig. spec. urea) in the blood, normally excreted by the kidneys, which results in nausea, drowsiness, etc.

■ uraemic adjective of or pertaining to, marked or characterized by, uraemia; (of a person) affected by uraemia: M19.

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