Uraemia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uraemia \U*rae"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? urine + ? blood.]
     (Med.)
     Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine,
     producing dangerous disease.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uraemia
       n : accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products
           (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia},
            {azotemia}, {azotaemia}]