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uremic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /jʊəˈɹiːmɪk/
  • rhymes with -iːmɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or causing uremia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: urinemic

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: azotemic, uraemic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English uremia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English uremic From uremia + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: urèmic — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • French: urémique — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • Greek: ουραιμικός (ouraimikós) — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • Italian: uremico — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • Portuguese: urémico — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • Portuguese: urêmico — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • Romanian: uremic — of, relating to, or causing uremia
  • Spanish: urémico — of, relating to, or causing uremia