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noun
The accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (such as urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: hyperazotemia, hyperuremia, uremia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: uremia, uraemia, azotaemia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pathology
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gwih3wós Proto-Indo-European *gwíh3weti Proto-Hellenic *gwyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English azotemia From azote + -emia.
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